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A PORTER PEDIGREE 

BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OP 

SAMUEL AND MARTHA (PERLEY) PORTER 

OF Chester, N. H., 

WHO were DESCENDANTS OF 

JOHN PORTER, of Salem, Mass. 

AND OF 

ALLAN PERLEY, of Ipswich, Mass.. 



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Compiled by Miss Juliet Porter, 

Worcester, Mass. 

1907 



FOREWORD. 



The compiler of this volume had no thought of printing 
a book when she began her researches in family history. But 
after a time, it seemed well to attempt to introduce the many 
members of the family to each other, and no feasible way of 
doing this occurred to the writer, except the printing of this 
pedigree. 

The first plan was to print every will, every inventory, 
every deed, in fact, every legal document to be found; all the 
traditions, memories, stories, that could be collected; and to 
add a personal description whenever possible, with a short 
biographical sketch. But the mass of material became so great, 
that it became evident that some more concise volume must 
first be prepared, in order to find out if anything more would 
be desired. 

In the preparation of this volume, many books have been 
consulted; visits have been made to the Essex County Registry 
of Deeds, at Salem; the services of professional genealogists 
have been secured; many letters have been written; and personal 
visits have been made to those who could give valuable inform- 
ation. Early in 1903 circulars were sent to those of the family 
who could not readily be consulted otherwise, and at this time, 
(1907) about one-third of these remain unanswered, though 
each contained a stamped and addressed envelope. The circu- 
lars which were returned frequently contained conflicting 
information, as when four members of one family, each gave 
a different date for the death of the mother, these dates varying 
by more than a year. The church record sometimes is unlike 
the town record, and the gravestone inscription is not always 
like the family record. 



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In early colonial times, the lack of schooling was very 
general. There were practically no public schools, as we now 
understand the term, and girls were seldom sent to any school 
whatever. The signing of the name by a mark was common, 
and was not thought discreditable. It frequently happened 
that a man who could write his name, preferred to use a mark. 
Books were few and expensive, and many families owned none, 
unless it might be a Bible. Much comment has been made 
upon the apparent inability of our ancestors to learn to spell. 
But who of us knows how the English language will be spelled 
two hundred years from now? They spelled according to the 
custom of their times, and so it has been thought best to pre- 
serve their spelling, whenever a copy has been made. 

Women lived a strictly domestic life, and their names 
seldom appear on the records, except on the occasion of birth, 
marriage, and death; though a man often appointed his wife 
as executrix of his will, and a widow was sometimes appointed 
guardian of her minor children. 

In this connection, it might be well to state, that much time 
and effort has been spent in trying to discover the maiden name 
of Sarah, wife of Samuel Porter, No. 23. Thus far, the labor 
has been all in vain. If any reader of this book should possess 
this information, it is hoped that it may be sent to the compiler. 

The Gregorian calendar was not adopted by English speak- 
ing people until long after it was in general use by other civil- 
ized nations. Before its use. New Year's Day was the twenty- 
fifth of March. The year 1751, when it was formerly adopted, 
was cut three months short by the change. Previous to that 
time, the months of January, February and March were by 
some accounted to belong to one year, and by some to another, 
according as they looked upon the New Year as beginning Jan- 
uary 1st, or March 25th. This gave rise to a system of double 
dating, which has not been followed in this book. The years 
have been written throughout as though all had adopted the 
Gregorian calendar simultaneously, and may account for what 
might sometimes seem to be an error in dating. 

The custom of giving the family name of the father to all 
his children is a modem one which has not yet been adopted 



in all parts of Europe. In earlier times the baptismal name 
was the only one a person started out with, and not infrequently, 
no two children in a family had the same surname, while one 
person frequently had several. The John in one family was 
distinguished from the John in another family, by the addition 
of some descriptive term, or what we now should call a nick- 
name, as, for instance, Gilbert the Bold Swimmer; or by the 
addition of the name of his birthplace, as John of Gaunt; or 
the name of his residential town, as Herbert of Vermandois; 
or the name of some estate owned by him, as Turchill de War- 
wick. Even when one name was adopted to the exclusion of 
all others, it was not considered desirable to adopt any uniform 
method of spelling the name, a peculiarity well exemplified in 
the Herrick family. 

This custom of giving the father's surname to all his chil- 
dren gives rise to a curious error. Most people think of them- 
selves as being only of the father's family, because they have 
his name. But all the children of SamueP Porter (No. 30) 
have more Perley blood than Porter blood, as they all 
are descended from Allan Perley (No. 41) in two lines. While 
all the descendants of John^ Porter, (No. 10) are as much Her- 
ricks as Porters. For this reason it has been thought well to 
include in this volume, a short account of the various family 
connections, whenever it has been possible to do so. 

Comparatively few persons have taken the trouble to 
compute the number of ancestors, even a few generations back, 
and therefore it is somewhat startling to be told that thirty 
generations ago each of us had ancestors numbering more than 
the entire population of the continent of Europe and the Brit- 
ish Isles combined at that time. Doubling the number of ances- 
tors in any generation in order to find the number in the pre- 
ceding one, we find in the 



5th generation 32 ancestors 

10th generation 1,024 ancestors 

15th generation 32,768 ancestors 

20th generation 1,048,576 ancestors 

30th generation 1,073,741,824 ancestors 



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The actual number would be somewhat reduced by the mar- 
riage of cousins, but it may safely be asserted that probably 
every descendant of the early settlers of New England are also 
descendants of William the Conqueror and his companions; 
of Alfred the great and of Charlemagne ; and also of the humble 
myriads whose names were speedily forgotten when they once 
disappeared from sight. The annals of the lowly were not 
written, and so we can never know the lives of sacrifice and 
heroism which left no record behind. But a consideration of 
this matter may make it clear that the brotherhood of man 
is not a fanciful myth, but an ever-present reality. 

There have been held two re-unions of the descendants of 
John Porter, one in 1895 and the other in 1898, both at Danvers. 
The following was the first call for the first gathering. 

JOHN PORTER'S DESCENDANTS. 

President, Rev. George W. Porter, D. D., of Lexington, Mass. 
Vice-Pres., Aldex P. White, of Salem, Mass. 

Rev. Alfred P. Putnam, D. D., of Concord, Mass. 

John W. Porter, of Danvers, Mass. 

Hon. Isaac W. Dyer, of Portland, Me. 

Hon. John I. Baker, of Beverly, Mass. 

Secretary, Miss Martha L. Roberts, of Salem, Mass. 
Ass't Sec'y, Charles C. Porter of Salem, Mass. 
Treasurer, Ezra D. Hines, of Danvers, Mass. 

Salem, Mass., February, 1895. 

Many of the descendants of John Porter, who settled in Salem, 
now Danvers, in 1644, desire to have a gathering of all who can 
trace their ancestry to him. With this object in view, they held 
a preliminary meeting and appointed the above list of officers. 

It is proposed to hold the gathering in the town of Danvers, 
during the coming summer, near the original landing-place of John 
Porter. 

Your interest and support are earnestly desired, and that the 
gathering may be as complete as possible, you are respectfully 
requested to send to the secretary the name and address of any 
who belong to the same family as yourself, together with their 
connection with the early family, as far as possible. 

It is hoped that some time during the month of March, a larger 
and more complete meeting will be held, at which all who are inter- 
ested may be present. At this meeting a more complete list of 



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officers will be elected, and a committee of arrangements and other 
committees for the gathering will be appointed. 

Due notice will be sent you of final arrangements, when com- 
pleted. Very respectfully, 

MARTHA L. ROBERTS. 
Second call for the first meeting. 

FIRST GATHERING OF THE DESCENDANTS OF 
JOHN PORTER, TO BE HELD IN DANVERS, 

JULY 17, 1895. 

Salem, Mass., June 24, 1895. 
A gathering of the descendants of John Porter, who settled in 
Salem, now Danvers, in 1644, is to be held in Danvers, Essex County, 
Massachusetts, July 17, 1895. It is earnestly desired that there 
shall be a large attendance at this first gathering, and a cordial 
invitation in extended to all his descendants, together with their 
husbands, wives, or fiancees. 

THE PLACE OF GATHERING 

will be near the site of John Porter 's landing and home. To visitors 
the most convenient objective point will be the Unitarian Church, 
close by, at the corner of High and Porter Streets, where the business 
meeting and formal exercises will take place. 

Danvers is a junction of the La^\Tence Branch of the Eastern 
Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and of the Newbury- 
port Branch of the Western Division of the same road. The scene 
of the gathering is on the direct line of electric cars from Salem, 
the cars leaving City Hall, Salem, every hour and half hour. These 
cars pass the Railroad Station in Salem, where trains arrive from 
Boston and frorn the East at frequent intervals. 

Arrangements are in charge of committees, who are doing 
much to insure the comfort of all, and to add to the success of the 
occasion. 

The programme will be substantially as follows: — 

9.30 A. M. Assembling and Registering. 

10 A. M. Business Meeting. Addresses by Rev. Horace Porter of 
Brooklyn, New York; Rev. Alfred P. Putnam of Concord, 
Mass.; Gen. Howard L. Porter of Concord, N. H.; Mr. F. M. 
Ray of Portland, Maine; and an historical sketch by Ezra 
D. Hines, of Danvers. 

Social and informal hour, expected to be one of the most 
enjoyable features of the gathering. 



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1 p. M. Lunch. Informal and short, yes, short, after-dinner 
remarks, in charge of Mr. A. P. White. 
3.30 p. M. A pleasant and easy pilgrimage about Historic Dan vers 
especially to points of interest to the Porters. Danvers was 
formerly "Salem Village," the scene of the first outbreak of 
the witchcraft delusion of 1692, and abounds in interesting 
old houses and localities, including the old Page House, 
upon whose roof was the famous Revolutionary tea-party; 
"The Lindens" where were Gov. Gage's head-quarters; Gov. 
Endicott's orchard farm; the old Endicott pear tree; Oak 
Knoll, the home of John G. Whittier; the birth-place of 
Gen. Israel Putnam; the birth-place of that trusted and 
honored friend of Washington, 

GENERAL MOSES PORTER. 
Either special cars or carriages will be used for conveyance, 
as the efficient committee ha\dng the feature in charge may 
find most expedient, their object being to provide as much 
pleasure as possible with the least fatigue and expense. 
Such an excursion will under favorable conditions form a 
pleasing and memorable close to the day. 
Arrangements have been made to have on exhibition any arti- 
cles of historical or other interest, cormected with the family. These 
will be safely protected in the Church, and all are requested to bring 
for exhibition any valuable or interesting relics to which they may 
have access. A description of such articles should be sent to Mr. 
Lester S. Couch, Asylum Station, Mass., previous to the 17th, that 
suitable labels may be prepared. 

It is also expected that appropriate souvenirs will be provided, 
that each one may have some memento of the occasion. 

A large reception committee will be in readiness to give needed 
information, acquaint the cousins with one another, and make each 
one feel at home. They can easily be distinguished as each one will 
wear a knot of red ribbon. There probably will be some in the Salem 
and Danver Railroad Stations, and others will be on the grounds. 
The tickets for the lunch are fifty cents each, and it is impera- 
tive that we should know by July 15, for how large a number to 
provide. We cannot guarantee seats at the tables to any not 
engaging them in advance. You are requested to fill out and for- 
ward the enclosed postal card at your earliest convenience. 

You are respectfully requested to send to the Secretary the 
names of any one in the family, who have not, to your knowledge, 
received a circular, and to register upon your arrival at the grounds. 
For further information, address the Secretary. 

Very Respectfully, 

Martha L. Roberts. 



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OFFICERS. 

President. 
Rev. Geo. W. Porter, D. D., of Lexington, Mass. 

Vice-Presidents. 

Alden p. White, of Salem, Mass. 

Rev. Alfred P. Putnam, D. D., of Concord, Mass. 

John W. Porter, of Danvers, Mass. 

Hon. Isaac W. Dyer, of Portland, Me. 

Hon. John I. Baker, of Beverly, Mass. 

Rev. John Prince, of Essex, Mass. 

Gen. Howard L. Porter, of Concord, N. H. 

Rev. Horace Porter, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Mrs. James P. Baxter, of Portland, Me. 

Mrs. J. K. Roberts, of Salem, Mass. 

Frederick Porter, of Salem, Mass. 

Edward Bellamy, of Chicopee Falls, Mass. 

Secretary. 
Miss Martha L. Roberts, of Salem, Mass. 

Assistant Secretary. 
Charles C. Porter, of Salem, Mass. 

Treasurer. 
Ezra D. Hines, of Danvers, Mass. 

COMMITTEES. 

Arrangements. — Alden P. White, Miss Martha A. Porter, Miss Martha L. 

Roberts, Charles C. Porter. 

Grounds. — Dr. Warren Porter, Chas. H. Preston, Mrs. C. H. Masury. 

Transportation. — John W. Porter, Ellis H. Porter, J. O. Porter. 

Reception. — Rev. A. P. Putnam. Mrs. H. W. Edwards, Miss Helen Porter, 

Rev. John Prince, Mrs. Albert G. Allen, Jr., Mrs. Lora A. 

Underbill, Miss Fannie N. Porter, Frank R. Porter, 

Mrs. Jasper R. Pope. 

Exercises. — Rev. Aaron Porter, Edward Bellamy, Mrs. Frank D. Henderson, 
Miss Fannie N. Porter, Albert G. Allen, Jr. 

Refreshments. — Frederick Porter, S. H. Porter, Miss S. E. Brown. 

Souvenirs. — Hon. I. W. Dyer, Mrs. James P. Baxter, F. M. Ray. 

History. — Ezra D. Hines, Mrs. J. K. Roberts, Rev. Horace Porter, Rev. 
Isaac Porter, Miss Annie S. Porter. 

Circulars. — Willard B. Porter, J. O. Porter, Jr., Miss Jessie Bly. 

Relics. — Lester S. Couch, Gen. Howard L. Porter, Elias E. Porter, Mrs. 
J. K. Roberts, Mrs. E. M. P. Gould, Miss Mary E. Porter. 

Finance. — Frederick Porter, Miss Martha A. Porter, Ezra D. Hines. 



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Programme of the first meeting. 

FIRST GATHERING OF THE DESCENDANTS OF 

JOHN PORTER. UNITARIAN CHURCH, 

DANVERS, MASS., JULY 17, 1895. 

PROGRAM. 

Music Salem Cadet Orchestra 

Prayer. 

Address of Welcome. 

Rev. George W. Porter, D. D., President, of Lexington 

Business Meeting. 

Poem. " The Porters. " . . Rev. Aaron Porter of Salem 

Historical Address. . , . Ezra D. Hines of Danvers 

Solo. . . Mrs. Julius E. Wilson of Lakeport, N. H. 

(a) For all Eternity (with violin obligato), . Mascheroni 

(b.) Look in my heart and see, . . . W. G. Smith 

Address. John Porter as a Citizen. 

Gen. Howard L. Porter, of Concord, N. H. 

Address. Military Services of John Porter's Descendants. 

Rev. A. P. Putnam, D. D., of Concord, Mass. 

Music Salem Cadet Orchestra 

Address. The Western Descendants of John Porter. 

Rev. Horace Porter of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Address. The Maine Porters of the Tribe of John. 

Judge F. M. Ray of Portland, Me. 

Adjournment for Social Hour. 

Dinner at Universalist Vestry. Short after-dinner Remarks. 

Historical Pilgrimage about Danvers. 



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The second gathering was held in the summer of 1898, the 
following being the notifications sent out and the programme. 

Salem, Massachusetts, June 30, 1898. 

As previously announced, the Second Gathering of the John 
Porter Descendants will be held at the Universalist Church, Dan vers, 
Mass., July 20th, 1898. Should you be unable to attend please 
return postal giving your address, that we may have a list of the 
family. 

The program will be substantially as follows: 

9.30 A. M. Assembling and Registering. 10 A. M. Business 
meeting. Address by various members of the family. 12 noon. 
Social hour, which three years ago was a most enjoyable feature. 
1 P. M. Lunch. Informal after dinner remarks, in charge of Rev. 
Horace Porter. 

The Reception Committee (they can be readily distinguished 
by a knot of red, white and blue ribbon), will be at the depots in 
Salem and Danvers till 9.30 A. M., to meet and guide our friends. 

Tickets for the lunch are Fifty Cents each, as per card, and 
we must know by July 16 how many to provide for. 

As our treasury is empty, we hope you will send a subscription 
to defray necessary expenses. Hoping to meet you at the gathering, 
I am Very respectfully, 

Martha A. Porter, Secretary. 

SECOND GATHERING 
OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN PORTER, 

WILL BE HELD IN 

THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, 

COR. PARK AND HIGH STREETS, 

DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS, 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898. 

Salem, Massachusetts, March 31st, 1898. 

The Second Gathering of the descendants of John Porter, 
who settled in Salem, now Danvers, in 1644, is to be held in Danvers, 
Essex County, Massachusetts, July 20th, 1898. 

The place of gathering is not far from the site of John Porter's 
landing and home, and the most convenient point will be the Univer- 
salist Church. 



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Danvers is a junction of the Lawrence Branch of the Eastern 
Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and of the Newbury- 
port Branch of the Western Division of the same road. 

Electric cars leave Town House Square, Salem, for Danvers, 
every thirty minutes, and conductors will direct you to the Church. 

Danvers, once known as "Salem Village" is quite interesting, 
not only from being the scene of the first outbreak of the witch- 
craft dehision of 1692, but as the birthplace of Gen. Moses Porter 
and of Gen, Israel Putnam. Gov. Endicott's farm was there, and 
the headquarters of Gov. Gage, whose house is now known as "The 
Lindens." There are many old historic houses, and the citizens 
are justly proud that Oak Knoll was the home of Essex County's 
honored son, John Greenleaf Whittier. 

It is again arranged to exhibit in the Church, articles of his- 
torical interest to the family, and any having such, will please send 
a description of the same to Mr. Lester S. Couch, Danvers, Mass- 
achusetts, previous to the gathering, that labels may be written. 

It is also hoped that souvenirs will be for sale, that each may 
have a memento. It is quite likely photographic views will be for sale. 

The proceedings of the first gathering in July, 1895, have been 
bound in one volume, containing the addresses in the church, the 
after-dinner speeches, and the very interesting description given of 
the different points of interest visited during the car ride. It will 
be sent to any address, upon receipt of 50 cents. Please send check 
or post-ofhce order — not stamps. 

When our arrangements are fully completed we shall notify 
you. Ejndly send to the secretary the address of any in the family 
who have not received a circular. 

Very respectfully, 

Martha A. Porter, 

Secretary. 

THE OFFICERS OF JOHN PORTER DESCENDANTS. 

Chosen by the Nominating Committee Elected at the 
First Gathering, July 17th, 1895. 

President. 
Rev. Geo. W. Porter, D. D., Lexington, Massachusetts, 

Vice-Presidents. 
Rev. Horace Porter, Brooklyn, New York. 
Alden p. White, Salem, Massachusetts. 
Frederic Porter, " " 

Di. A. P. Putnam, " " 

Mrs. J. K. Roberts, " " 

Lemuel C. Porter, Winona, Minnesota. 
Dr. Geo. L. Porter, Bridgeport, Connecticut. 
J. Frank Porter, Danvers, Massachusetts. 
John W. Porter, " " 



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Frank K. Porter, Waltham, Massachusetts. 

Her VET D. Ellis, Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. 

Granville B. Putnam, Boston, Massachusetts. 

Mrs. LoRA A. Underbill, " " 

Rev. Isaac Porter, Littleton, Massachusetts. 

N. Porter Perkins, Wenham, Massachusetts. 

Gen. Howard L. Porter, Concord, New Hampshire. 

Hon. Isaac W. Dyer, Portland, Maine. 

Mrs. James P. Baxter, " " 

Secretary. 
Martha A. Porter, Salem, Massachusetts. 

Assistant Secretary. 
Mrs. S. Alice Edwards, Salem, Massachusetts, 

Treasurer. 
Ezra D. Hines, Danvers, Massachusetts. 



Committees for Second Gathering of the John Porter 
Descendants at Danvers, Massachusetts, July 20th, 1898. 

Arrangements. — J. Frank Porter, Albert G. AUen, Danvers, Mass. 
N. Porter Perkins, Wenham, Mass. 

Reception. — Frank K. Porter, Mrs. Mary K. Richardson, Waltham, Mass.; 

Miss Helen Porter, Chester T. Porter, Mi-s. C. H. Masury, 

Danvers, Mass.; Mrs. J. K. Roberts, Alfred 

W. Putnam, Charles C. Porter, Salem, 

Mass.; Mrs. Annie Fiske, 

Boston, Mass.; 

Mrs. Lucy M. Adams, Littleton, Mass. 

Transportation. — John W. Porter, Charles H. Preston, Danvers, Mass. 

History and Literary Exercises. — Rev. Horace Porter, 

Brooklyn, N. Y.; Alden P. White, Miss Martha L. Roberts, 

Salem, Mass.; Miss Annie S. Porter, Danvers, Mass.; 

Mrs. James P. Baxter, Portland, Maine; Dr. 

George S. Porter, Bridgeport, Conn. 

Mrs. Jessie Porter Wood, Washington, D. C; 

Rev. Isaac Porter, Littleton, Mass. 

Refreshments. — Frederic Porter, Salem, Mass.; Dr. Warren Porter, 

Danvers, Mass. 

Souvenirs. — Hervey D. Ellis, Cambridgeport, Mass.; 
Willard B. Porter, Salem, Mass. 

Relics. — Lester S. Couch, Elias E. Porter, Mary Endicott 
Porter, J. Endicott Porter, Danvers, Mass. 

Finance. — Frederic Porter, Salem; Ezra D. Hines, Danvers; 
Martha A. Porter, Salem. 

Printing. — ^Treasurer and Secretary. 



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SECOND GATHERING OF THE DESCENDANTS OF 
JOHN PORTER, UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, 
DANVERS, MASS., JULY 20, 1898. 

PROGRAMME. 
PRAYER. 

REV. HORACE PORTER, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 

HON. A. P. WHITE, SALEM. 

BUSINESS MEETING. 
POEM. 

MRS. C. H. MASURY, DANVERS. 
SINGING. 

ADDRESS ON GEN. MOSES PORTER. 

BY REV. A. P. PUTNAM, D. D., SALEM. 

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE ARMY. 

DR. GEO. L. PORTER, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE NAVY. 

DR. WARREN PORTER, DANVERS. 

SINGING. 

IN MEMORIAM. 

EZRA D. HINES, DANVERS. 

ADDRESS. 

PROF. E. G. SMYTHE OF ANDOVER. 

ADDRESS. 

MRS. THOMAS VILLARS, OF SYRACUSE. 

ADJOURNMENT FOR SOCIAL HOUR. 

LUNCH — Short after dinner remarks. 
CAR RIDE TO POINTS OF INTEREST. 

For sale, the Proceedings of First Gathering and Porter Leaflets. 

This, book does not claim to be a complete and final state- 
ment, but is sent out in the hopes of contributing to a much 
fuller and more accurate history of the family, and also as a 
means of communication among relatives otherwise unknown 
to each other. The writer is conscious of its many defects, 
but hopes that it will be accepted as an attempt to collect, in 
convenient form, the many scattered records, distributed 
through many towns, in many books. She gratefully acknow- 
ledges her indebtedness to all whose courtesy or assistance 



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has made the book possible, and whose' help has lightened the 
task of collecting the necessary data; and she will be equally 
grateful, if those who discover errors or omissions, will send 
correct records for future use. 

The price of this book, in paper covers, postpaid, is %l.-l^ 
Bound in cloth, in a superior manner, the price is $ /• / i~. Only 
three hundred copies are to be printed. 

Orders for this book, or correspondence relating to it, 
should be addressed to 

Miss JULIET PORTER, 

37 Dean St., Station A, 
Worcester, Massachusetts. 
August 1, 1907. 



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EXPLANATIONS. 

The names of the ancestors of Samuel Porter and of Martha Perley 
are printed in capitals. 

The numbering is that used in most modern genealogies. The emigrant 
ancestor is numbered 1, and the figure 1 is placed a httle above and to the 
right of his name. His children are numbered in consecutive order after 
him, and the figure 2 is placed above and to the right of each name; then 
follows the grand-children, with the figure 3 placed to the right and above. 
Then come the great-grandchildren in the same manner. Those having the 
same index figure to the right and above, are in the same generation from 
the original emigrant. 

Two dates separated by a hyphen show the earUest and latest dates 
known in connection with the person, usually the birth and death, though 
sometimes it may be the date of baptism and of the will; a date followed by 
a hyphen is used when only one date has been found, and that a very early 
one; and a date preceded by a hyphen is used when the only date known is 
a late one. 

The various spelUngs found, follow the family name, enclosed in a paren- 
thesis. 

An interrogation point enclosed in a parenthesis indicates doubt. The 
statement questioned has been found in some reputable pubUcation, but has 
not been verified. 

When no state is mentioned in connection with a city or town, Massachu- 
setts is to be understood. 

The abbreviations are few and simple and need no explanation. 

In Part II, after the name of the head of each family, follows the pedi- 
gree back to Samuel Porter; thus, 

Addison" Preston, 
(Hiram^ Preston, Hannah' Porter, Samuel* Porter) 
indicates that Addison Preston was the son of Hiram Preston, who was the 
son of Hannah Porter, who was the daughter of Samuel Porter. 

A name enclosed in a parenthesis gives the maiden name of a mother; 
as in No. 17, Nehemiah Porter married Hannah Smith, whose mother's 
maiden name was Hannah Grover. 



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Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory 
of children are their fathers. Proverbs, XVII, 6. 

The pedigrees of horses, dogs and fancy pigeons, have a value 
that is quotable in terms of hard cash. Far more important for 
the student of human affairs are the pedigrees of men. By no 
possible ingenuity of constitution-rnaking or of legislation can a 
society 7nade up of ruffians and boors be raised to the intellectual 
and moral level of a society made up of well-bred merchants and 
yeomen, parsons and lawyers. One might as well expect a dray 
horse to win the Derby. John Fiske. 

// / could ever suppose that family pride was in any case 
excusable, I should think a descent from a line of virtuous, inde- 
pendent, New England farmers for one hundred and sixty years 
a better foundation for it, than a descent through royal or titled 
scoundrels ever since the flood. John Adams. 

No tru£ man can trace the blood in his veins to a man who 
has earned bread, and home, and education for his children, by 
honest toil in any calling, however humble, without a feeling of 
just pride. The ancestors hands may have handled the plow, or 
been as black as his own smithy, and yet the tru£ man who is his 
descendant will regard that brave workman with greater compla- 
cency than he could any ancestor possessed merely of fortune or 
high birth. President J. F. Tuttle, Wabash College. 



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PEDIGREE I. 

The Porter Family, 

(Pooler, Poreter, Portor, Porthor, Portter, Poter, Potter.) 
Most of the New England families bearing the name of 
Porter, can trace their origin to a few ancestors, who came to 
America in Colonial times. Several of these bore the name 
of John. There was John Porter and his wife Rose, who lived 
for a time in Dorchester, and then went to Windsor, Connec- 
ticut; John Porter, and his wife, Margaret Odding, who also 
lived in Dorchester, but later moved to Rhode Island; and 
the John Porter of this sketch. 

Henry Porter Andrews, in his book "The Descendants 
of John Porter of Windsor, Conn.," states that the name origin- 
ated in the reign of Henry I, one member of the family serving 
that monarch as "grand Porteur." However this may be, 
nothing has yet been found in reference to our John Porter 
previous to his appearance in Hingham. As it is neither known 
when he came to America, nor where he came from, so it cannot 
be known if he had the right to bear arms. In searching through 
the volumes of the Herald's Visitations, several Porter coats 
of arms were found, and though no two were alike, yet all bore 
three bells,, which would indicate a common origin. 



John' PORTER, 

Born in England about 1596, as he stated in a deposition 
made in 1669, that he was about 73 years old; died in Salem, 
Mass., Sept. 6, 1676, aged about 80 years. 

Married MARY 



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There have been many surmises about the family name of 
Mary Porter, and it has often been suggested that she was the sis- 
ter of Gov. Endicott; but in the Porter Genealogy by Henry Por- 
ter Andrews, it is stated on page 617, that Mary, sister of Gov, 
Endicott married Roger Ludlow, and lived in Windsor, Conn. 
She therefore was not John Porter's wife. It seems probable 
that John Porter was married before coming to America, and that 
he brought his two elder sons with him, as the record of the 
baptism of all his other children is to be found either at Hingham 
or Salem. 

Only a little can now be knowTi of Mary Porter, but that she 
w^as a w^oman of excellent judgment and of good executive ability 
is shown by the fact that her husband appointed her sole executrix 
of his will, although she must have been advanced in years at the 
time of his death, and his estate was a large one for those days. 

The following transactions are to be found recorded at the 
Salem Registry of Deeds. 

31: 6mo: 1676. "I ye sdd Mary Porter, for divers good causes & 
considerations me thereunto mo^dng, especially for that good will & natural 
affection I have & bear to nay lo\'ing kinsman & nephue Thomas ye son of 
Thomas Gardner, ye husband of Mary my daughter; have given & granted 
& by these presents doe freely & cleerely and absolutely give, grant & con- 

firme unto ye said Thomas Gardner ye younger my kinsman afor.sd, 

a lot of land which my husband John Porter bought of Wm. Dixey." 

28: 10: 1678, Mary Porter deeded to Thomas Gardner 70 acres "nigh 
Ipswich river" valued at £60; and 18 June 1680, she deeded to Thomas 
Gardner, Jun., "marchant, my son-in-law" a certain "p'cell of ground be 
it more or less, lying in Salem by ye south river at the burjdng poynt." 
Signed by her mark, gX. 

No later record of Mary Porter has j^et been found. 
John Porter first appeared in this country in the town of Hing- 
ham, and the first record of him is as follows: 

2 Sept. 1637, there was laid out to him 
7 acres for a houselot; 
5 " ''a planting lot; 
28 " " SL great lot on the east side of the river; 

4 " of salt marsh at Layford's Liking Meadows; 
3 " of fresh Meadow at Crooked Meadow; 

5 " for a planting lot at the Plain Neck; 
2 " of salt meadow at Weare Neck; 

2 " of fresh meadow at Turkey Meadow. 

The next year he was granted 4 acres of upland and 20 acres 
of meadow at Nantasket. 

The land where he probably built his first house is now included 
in the grounds of the Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural 
Society, on East street. 



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This first notice is characteristic of the man, as he spent his 
whole Hfe in acquiring land, never seeming satisfied, it has been 
said, unless he could buy all the land adjoining his own. He lived 
in Hingham until 1643, when he moved to Salem Village, now 
Danvers, where he spent the rest of his life. His property in 
Hingham was not disposed of until 1648 when he sold it all to Nath- 
aniel Baker. 

10 May 1643. John Porter of Hingham, bought of the Rev. 
Samuel Sharp, of Salem, his farm in Salem, lying north of Mr. 
Skelton's, for £110, agreeing to pay for it in three installments, 
viz: 20 May 1643, £50; 1 May 1644, £30; 1 May 1645, £30; he 
made the last payment 20 June 1653. This farm contained about 
300 acres. 

This land was long known as Porter's Plains, and included 
what is now a large part of Danvers. It extended north to Beaver 
Brook and took in Lindall Hill, then called Porter's Hill. In 
Revolutionary days the hill was covered with a thick forest of oak 
trees, and here it was that the carmon were concealed from the 
British, when Col. Leslie tried, and failed to capture them, 26 Feb. 
1775. 

On this land, near the stream, which, from that day to this, 
has been called Porter's river, John Porter built his house, and 
until quite recently, the old cellar hole has been visible. But at 
a visit to the spot in the summer of 1904, it was found that exca- 
vations had been made that entirely obliterated the square depress- 
ion that marked the site of the Porter homestead; and the indi- 
cations were that houses would soon cover the tract formerly 
occupied by his garden and home buildings. At that time there 
was a clear view down the river for several miles, and one could 
easily understand why he selected this for his abiding place, when 
he came prospecting from Hingham. 

The house he built has been thus described by Mr. Ezra D. 
Hines: 

"The house was a typical one of the period. It faced south, had two 
stories in front; a door in the middle with large rooms on either side, two 
windows in each front room, looking down the creek, the landing place, and 
the river beyond. The same number of windows in the story above with an 
additional window over the front door; an entry below and above, and back 
of each the immense chimney; from the top of the house the roof slanted 
back making the old-fashioned leanto; on either end of the house there were 
doors, and on the eastern end a small entry way; on either end a small window 
in the attic, one window in the second story, one in the first stoiy on the side 
of each front room and one on each end for the kitchen; back of each front 
room bedrooms; and back of these the kitchen or kitchens; bedrooms in the 
second story, and an open attic. In the front rooms were large fireplaces, 
both above and below, and also in the kitchens. From top to bottom on the 
front and sides of the house, between the woodwork and partitions, layers 
of bricks; near the northeastern end of the house the old well was built." 



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This house stood for more than two centuries, and was destroyed 
by fire on the night of the 19th of Sept. 1865. 

In 1647 he had granted him "200 acres of feeding grounde" 
and a year later he bought Bishop's farm, containing about 180 
acres. In 1649 he was granted 10 acres of meadow, and the next 
year he bought the Downing Farm containing 500 acres, for which 
he paid £70 and firkin of butter; he afterwards gave this farm 
to his son Joseph for a wedding present. In 1652, he exchanged 
10 acres of meadow for 50 acres of upland. In 1653, he bought 
260 acres of land from Philip Cromwell, and a year later he bought 
118 acres of upland and meadow, from Charles Gott. This land 
was commonly known as Gott's Corner. In 1658, he bought a 
tract of land, now known as Danversport, but then called Skelton's 
Neck, it being an early grant to the Rev. Samuel Skelton. He 
also bought 40 acres of land from Richard Richards in Topsfield 
and 20 acres from Robert Sanford. John Marsh and others, sold 
him " fourty ' ' acres, and Pasca Foot, forty acres more. He bought 
8 acres of William Nichols, and 70 acres from John Robinson of 
Topsfield. He also bought an acre and a half from William Dixey, 
and the same amount from John Hucheson. 1661, Land was 
"laide out at the buryinge poynt To Serg Porter, 35 foote." 

At the time of his death, he was the largest land owner in 
Salem Village, his lands lying in what is now Salem, Danvers, Wen- 
ham, Topsfield, and Beverly. 

That John Porter was an intelligent man is shown by the fact 
that in addition to the management of his own estates, he often 
served the town as surveyor and bridge builder. The following 
are some of the instances culled from the early records. 

1640. He was one of a committee to divide Cohassett lands. 

1647. On a committee to see to the finishing of three bridges. 

1654. On several committees to settle bounds, measure and 
lay out land. 

1657. On a committee to settle a highway. 

1659. Appointed surveyor of the highway. 

John Porter and his wife were Puritans, as is shown by the 
fact that both were members of the First Church in Salem, her 
name appearing on the list of members in 1644, and his in 1649. 
The following extracts show that his membership was not perfunc- 
tory and that he had the courage of his convictions. 

1644. "At a general Town meeting, held the 7th day of the 
5th month, 1644, ordered that two be appointed every Lord's day 
to walk forth in time of God's worship, to take notice of such as 
either lye about the meeting house, without attending to the word 
and ordinances, or that lye at home or in the fields without giving 
good account thereof, and to take the names of such persons, 
and to present them to the magistrates, whereby they may be 



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accordingly proceeded against. The names of such as are ordered 
to this service are John Porter, Jacob Barney." 

8 June 1657. It was agreed that the wife of Sergeant Porter 
"Shall be seated in the second seate where Mrs. hathorne & Mrs. 
Corwin latelie Sate;" and "that Sergeant Porter shall sitt in the 
seate with Capt. Traske." 

13 July 1657. John Porter appointed to serve on a committee 
to see that the widow Jackson is paid 3s a week which the town 
allows her; "the said Porter to send his Corne and other Comod- 
ities to the house of mr Price where she may receiue the other 3d 
pt." 

1659. Serg. John Porter witness in 14 cases of absence from 
public worship. 

1661. Serg. Jno Porter placed in the Deacons seat. 

1663. John Porter and Rev. Mr. Higginson appointed to 
attend the gathering and organizing of a church and the ordination 
of pastor Gilbert at Topsfield. 

1672. At a meeting of the selectmen: "Farmer Porter 
hath liberty granted him to build a pew the first plan on the north 
side of the west door." 

John Porter and his wife were not free from the troubles that 
vex mankind and a few of these appear in the public records; for 
instance, 

1641. John Porter was fined "for w^ant of gunpowder"; 
this fine was remitted by the General Court. 

9 July 1644. John Burridg, a boy apprenticed to John Porter 
was sentenced to be severely whipped for "breaking up two chests 
and said Porter's man's chest, a hat band, and for taking a pig, 
(which he said he found one and a half miles from Mr. Downing 's 
farm, but did not cry it) a chisel, and a drawing knife, and selling 
them. He sold the knife to Ricr Leach. His master said that 
he lost a shirt the year before and suspected the boy." 

9 Nov. 1657. "Ordered that the difference betwixt John 
Porter and John Putnam about a high way our mr Sharpes hill 
shall be determined by Captaine Traske sometyme betwixt this 
and the last day of this month." 

1668. "John Barnes of Salem Village, vs. John Porter, jr. 
of same. Barnes was servant of Serg. Porter and dwelt in his 
family, and asserts in his complaint that his master's son came 
home to his father's, and dwelling in the house, did often greatly 
disturb the family, and particularly abused said Barnes. As Sgt. 
Porter is powerless to prevent the trouble, cannot stay in the 
family unless the abuse is abated." 

1663. Farmer Porter, is among those that "have not payed 
to the Towne charges, the building of the Meeting House and 
ministers house and other Towne charges. [Topsfield Records.] 



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1669. Deposition of Matthew Standley, "in the year 49 
John Porter Senir tould me that his Sonn John was gone for Eng- 
land and that he had given him 40 or 50 £ then saith the above 
sayd deponent did you give him this to improve for himself e or for 
you. To the which the above sayd John Porter Seinor answered, it 
is for his portion, he stands or falls to himself e either losse or gaine. " 
Sworn in Court held at Ipswich 30 Mar 1669. 

That John Porter was high in the esteem of his fellow towns- 
men appears early and late. 

1640. Appointed assessor by the General Court. 

1641. On a committee to make a rate for Hingham; also 
constable for Hingham. 

1644. Elected Deputy to the General Court for Hingham; 
this was, at that time, the highest office in the gift of the people. 

1649. He was elected selectman,, and served in that capacity 
for twenty-seven years. 

He was also constantly elected to serve on juries, the present 
method of obtaining jurymen being then unknown. Only per- 
sons of intelligence, integrity, and good judgment were thought 
fit to fill so important an office, and jurymen were selected with 
great care. He was also often asked to act as appraiser. 

1668. Deputy to the General Court for Salem. Collector. 

At the present time, little can be known about his family 
life, but the following extracts shed a faint light on the matter. 

3 Feb. 1647-8. Marcy, the daughter of Rewben Guppie 
was "placed out" with John Porter until "the mayde" is 18 years 
old. 

1664. Joseph Porter, Salem, . . . agreement between his 
father, Serg. John Porter, and William Hathome, concerning the 
marriage of said Joseph with Anna, daughter of said William 

Hathome, wherein said Hathome agrees to give his 

daughter £50 within two years from the date of their marriage; 
and said John Porter engages to give his son Joseph that farm known 
as the Downing farm with one half an acre of land in the town, 
near Mr. George Keaser, both which shall be given Joseph on 
the day of marriage. And also £50 to be paid in horses, neate 
cattle, hides, cider, some com and some money, within one year 
after marriage, Jan. 2, 1664. 

24: 11: 1673-4. Peter Joyes children put out to "sarvis"; 
Farmer Porter, Sen., takes the boy; Joseph Porter, the girl. 

John Porter was the friend of Gov. Endicott, with whom he 
built a saw mill on Crane's river. He established the first tan- 
nery in New England, and thus founded the hide and leather trade. 
According to Gen. Howard Porter the remains of this tan yard 
were discovered a few years since by the late John Payne. The 
Massachusetts records show that he made at least two shipments 



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to the Barbadoes. He was familiarly called "Farmer Porter," 
and "Sergeant Porter," and tradition has it that he was one of 
Hingham's quota in the Pequot war; he was afterwards on Gov. 
Endipott's military staff. The colonial records speak of him as 
"of good report for piety, integrity, and estate." 

His will is a well preserved document and may still be seen 
at the Salem Registry of Deeds. 

WILL. 

In the Name of God Amen. I John Porter of Salim Senr. in the Coun 
of Essex in New England Yeomn. Do declare and make my last will and 
testament in manner and forme following. Impr. my imortall soul I do 
desire humbly and believeingly to comitt unto ye everlasting mercyes of God, 
Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, my body I commit to ye earth to be decently 
buried at the discretion of my x'ian friends. And my outward estate I do 
dispose thereof in manner following. Impr. I do constitute and ordeine 
my loveing wife Mary Porter, sole executrix of this my will, unto whom I 
do give the one halfe of all my goods, debts, chattills, & cattell etc. and also 
during her life I do give her one third pt. of the yearly vallew of all my houses 
and lands or the thirds thereof as the law directeth. To my Sonne John 
Porter who by his Rebellious & wicked practises hath been a great greife 
to his parents, & hath greatly wasted my estate, on condiccons hereafter 
expressed, I do give unto him one hundred & fifty pounds, in currant pay 
of ye Country at three paymts annually i. e. fifty pounds p ann. Provided 
alwayes before the payment of any pt thereof he ye said Jno. Porter shall 
make, signe, & scale unto my sonnes Joseph, Benjamin & Israeli, their heyres 
& assignes, or to some one of them in behalfe of the rest of my children an 
absolute & full release of any further clayme to any pt. of my houses and 
lands whereof I am now possessed, and in speciall to any pt, of yt necke of 
land yt was sometimes Mr. Skeltons, & in ye meantime shall not directly 
or indirectly make or signe any alienation thereof to any other, and in case 
ye sd. Jno. Porter shall faile in yeformance of this condiccon for more than one 
yeare after my decease, then the above named legacy of one hundred and fifty 
pounds shall be utterly voyd and in lew yr of I do give him five pounds to be 
payd in country pay within three yeares after my decease at the discreccon 
of my Executrix. 

Item. I do give and bequeath to my Sonne Benjamin Porter these fol- 
lowing parcells of land, namely all that parcell of land commonly called 
Bishop's farm also two hundred acres of land more or less, lying in blind 
hole, given mee by the towne, also one hundred acres of land purchased of 
Mr. Broadstreet also five acres of fresh meadow purchased of Jaffrey Massey, 
also eight acres of meadow & upland more or less purchased of Wm. NichoUs 
& formly was a pt. of Bishop's fanne, also ten acres of upland bought of 
John Hawthorne of Linn, & was formly appteyneing to Wm. Baily also one 
hundred pounds to be pd. in Country pay at two equall paymts annually 
within two yeare next after my decease. 

To my daughter Mary the wife of Thomas Gardiner to whom I have 
already done for according to my ability, I do give to her three children forty 
shilUngs apiece and also I do give to my daughter Mary and to my daughter 
Sarah to be equally divided between them, the farme called Smith's fanne 
conteyneing eighty acres more or less & one hundred an & twenty-five acres 
lying between the farm yt was sometime Kenistones & Laurance Leaches, 
also ten acres purchased of Mr. Gotte and is lying next to Putmans agt. mr. 
Downeings farme, also the above named Kenistones farme, conteyneing 



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two hundred acres more or less, with twenty acres of meadow appteyneing 
thereunto. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Sonne Joseph Porter five pounds 
to be payd. with in two yeares after my decease and forty shillings apeece 
to each of his children to be pd. at ye same time. 

To John Porter Sonne of my sonne Samuel Porter I do give ten pounds 
to be payd him at 21 years of age. It. I do give and bequeath to my sonne 
Israel Porter, my now mansion place with all ye housing thereupon; orchard 
and lands adjoining vizt. so much as was by mee purchased of Mr. Sharp 
viz. with all ye appurtenances to ye same belonging, also I do give him sixty 
acres of Skeltons necke i. e. that pt. wh. I purchased of Mr. Skeltons 
daughters. 

It. I do give and bequeath to Joseph, Benjamin, & Israel Porter the 
remainder of Skelton's neck of land, conteyneing 150 a[cre]s more or less, 
and I do order them to make pajTnent of the one hundred & fifty pounds 
by mee bequeathed unto my sonne John Porter. 

To my sonne Benjamin I do give a parcel of land wh. I purchased of 
Mr. Gott, conteyneing eighty acres, more of less, and thirty acres purchased 
of Jacob Barney Junr. and forty acres purchased of Jafery Massey and forty 
acres purchased of Gm. Watson & forty acres purchased of Jno. Pickard 
and my will is that he shall pay to my daughters Mary & Sarah fifty pounds 
apiece, virt. in five years time, ten pounds pr ann. to each of them. 

It. I do give to my sonne Israel Porter my interest in the saw mill 
near Skeltons neck. 

It. I give and bequeath to the Reverend Mr. John Higgison forty 
shillings, and to the poor of Salim five pounds, to be distributed by my 
overseers as they shall in their discreccon judge meet. 

To my wife over & beside wt. is before given her, I do give her my best 
feather bed, with all appurtenances necessary to com pleat ye same, and 
also five pounds in money and it is my will yt. wt. shee shall spare of yt 
pt. of my estate yt. I have above bequeqthed to her that shee do in speciall 
wise consider my two daughters and be helpful to them in confidenc whereof 
I have disposed to her and to my .sonnes my estate as is above expressed. 

To CorneUus Baker & Jno. Glover do give forty shillings apiece to be 
payd. within twelve mos. after my decease in country pay. 

Finally. I do nominate & intreate my loveing friends Mr. Edmund 
Batter & Mr. Hilyard Veren to be the overseers of this my will. To whome 
I do give full power & authority to determine any doubt or difference yt. 
may arise concerning the trew meaning of this my will & in case any legatee 
shall refuse to submit thereunto, hee or they shall loose all ye. interest therein, 
and as a toaken of my love and respect to my overseers, I do give them 
forty shillings ap. to be pd. in money. 

In witness hereof I do hereunto put my hand and scale this 28th day of 
Aprill 1673. 

JOHN PORTER, Sen. 
Sealed & published [seal] 

In presence of 

Samuel Danforth 
Peter Olliver 
Thomas Brattle Junir. 

*And the residue of my goods & chattels not a[ready] disposed of, I 
do give and bequeath to my sonnes Joseph, Benjamin, & Israel, & my two 
daughters Mary & Sarah, to be equally divided between them. 



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INVENTORY. 

A true Inventory of the estate of Jon. Porter sen. of Salem late deceased 

taken 22: 7mo.: 1676: as followeth: 

£ S d 

Impr. his dwelling house with the barne outhouses oarchard & 

all the land thereunto belonging: caled sharps farme 600 00 00 

The land comonly caled skeltons neck being 200 acres or there- 
abouts 400 00 00 

The land caled Bishops farme, with the land belonging to it 
caled blind hole being about 500 acres: whereof 45: acres 
medow 500 00 00 

The land caled smiths farme being about 90 acres 10 acres of it 

meddow 090 00 00 

The land caled cromwells farme being about 200 acres: 20 acres 
of it meddow 

It: 130 acres Joyning to Cromwells farme 

It: 10 acres of meddow caled Gotts medow 

It: 180 acres caled Gotts comer 

It: 70 acres bought of John Robinson 

It : 1 ^ acre of land neere barr poynt 

It 3 pole of land in the towne 

It 12 acres bought of John Hathorne 

12 acres of barly: 27£. 2 acres of pease 3£ 1 acre wheat 32s. 
12 acres Indian corns 24£. 

33 load of hay 

46: ewe sheep & wethers: 14 lams 

8 : oxen: 35£. 15 cowes: 52£. :10s. 

9 : 2 yeare old catle: 22£. 10s. : 8 yearelings 12 £ 
2 : 3 Yeare old steers: 7£. 10 calves 7s. ; 10s. 
1 bull 3£. : 14 swine : 21£. 11 young shoats : 5£. : 10s. 
6 mares: 9£. 10s. 5 horses: 2 colts: a young calf 

A fether bed & bolster 1 pillow a pr. sheets a rugg & blankett 

It a fether bed : 3 bolsters a coverled a Pr. blanketts 2 pillowes : 
a bedstead, with curtaines & valens 

It a fether bed & two bolsters : a rugg & pr. of blanketts blan- 
ketts & pillow: 

It a bed & bolster 2 ruggs : & 2 blanketts 

It a bedsted : and old rugg & coverlet : a bolster & pillows 

It 2: Ruggs: 3£.: 2pr. of holland sheets 

It 8 pr. sheets: 8 yards linen cloath 

It a fine table cloath : 11 naptkins: 6 courc napkins a table 

cloath & 2 pillow beeres 003 00 00 

It an old trunk one casse of botles, a little trunk, a box & chest 

1£. 10. 001 00 

It aflaggon: 12 platters: 2patts2: old platters 2 old cupps : 
2 candlesticks a salt an old pestle & morter 

It silver spoones : a porringer & 2 spoones 

It 3 brass pans: 22s. : 2 brass Potts 2 skilletts 

It an Iron pott & Kettle: 30s. 

It 6 Keeleres: 6 pailes 

It 4 Hokes a fire Shovell & tonges 2 spitts & a dripping pann 

6 cushions: 12s.: 40d. : wooU yarne 3d. 

60. sheeps wooU 40s. a table & 6 joyn stooles 

1 carpett: 10s. a old table & forme 



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1 trundle bedsteed & chest 
3 Andirons: 20s. 
a chaffin dish & wanning pan 

a fowUng peece & 2 Musket ts a rapier & 2 swords 
chaines 

2: broad axes 6 old axes: a hatchett 
5 wegges & beetle ringes 
an Iron pot & brass pann 
an old trough & old barrell 
a thward saw: 5s. 6 plow^es :40s. 

2 carts with yoakes & chaines 

5 forkes and a muck fork 
a harrow: 10s. 2 sithes : 5s. 

3 augurs: a band saw a tenant saw & ads & 1 Iron croe 
old barrells & tubbs 
bookes 3£. 2 negroe servants 40£. 
3 EngUsh servants 
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Mary the relict & executrix of the deceased, brought in the above written Y 

Inventory, & gave oath to the truth thereof to the best of her knowledg 

6 what more comes to her knowledge afterwards, to ad to it in court: 
30th. 9mo. 76 

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CHILDREN. "- 

Porter, 1 
Unmarried 



2. John' Porter, 1634-1684. \ 



"The eldest son of this most respectable family" is the only ^f 

one for whom a bad record has been found. He was a mariner ^ . 
and engaged in trade. During his absence from home he acquired 
bad habits of living, so that he was imprisoned abroad, and his }'-^^ 

father had to pay a heavy sum to secure his release. His abuse 
of his parents made necessary an appeal to the law, and he was 
sentenced to stand on the gallows for an hour with a rope around 
his neck; to be severely whipped; committed to the house of correc-^^,^ 
tion; kept closely at work on a prison diet; not to be released until >s^ 
so ordered by the Court of Assistants, or the General Court; and 
to pay a fine of two hundred pgunds. He was finally released 
and went to Rhode Island. / Xa>^ "^ i* Ik* * . 

3. SAMUEL' PORTER, 1636-1660. (See beyond.)' 
Married HANNAH' DODGE. 1642-1688. (See Dodge Family.) 

4. Joseph' Porter, 1638-1714. 

Married Anne, daughter of Maj. William and Ann Hathorne. 
12 children. 

Joseph Porter was a large land holder, and lived in that part 
of Salem now known as Dan vers. 

5. Benjamin' Porter, 1639-1723. 
Unmarried. 



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Benjamin Porter, after the death of his parents, Hved in 
Danvers with his brother Israel, to whom he deeded most of his 
property, "in consideration of maintenance in food, washing and 
lodging, for many years." 

6. Capt. Israel' Porter, 1643-1706. 

Married Elizabeth, daughter of Maj. William and Ann Hathorne. 
10 children. 

Capt. Israel Porter has been described as "the head of a great 
and powerful family. " He owned large landed estates, partly inher- 
ited, and partly acquired by purchase. He was one of the trustees 
of Salem Village, and one of the committee to buy from the Indians 
the land on which the town of Salem was built. He and his wife 
were both Puritans. His daughter Elizabeth was the mother of 
Gen. Israel Putnam, the commanding hero of Bunker Hill. 

7. Mary'^ Porter, 1645-1695. 

Married Lieut. Thomas, son of Thomas and Hannah Gardner. 
5 children. 

Lieut. Thomas Gardner was the son of an eminent merchant 
in Salem, and owned several vessels, and was extensively engaged 
in the fishing trade. He held many town offices, the first being 
that of constable. Unless recently destroyed, the house he bought 
of his wife's brother-in-law is still standing on Essex street, Salem. 

8. Jonathan' Porter, 1647. 

9. Sarah' Porter, 1649-1731. 

Married Daniel, son of Thomas and Rebecca Andrew. 
8 children. 

Daniel Andrew was one of the prominent men of Salem Village, 
serving the town in many ways, and receiving the highest elective 
office, that of deputy to the General Court. That he was an edu- 
cated man is shown by the fact that he kept school in his own house 
this being before the era of school houses. 

3. 

SAMUEL^ PORTER, 

Born about 1636; died 1660, age about 24 years. 

Married HANNAH, daughter of WILLIAM and ELIZA- 
BETH DODGE, of Beverly. She was born 24 July 1642; died 
2 Jan. 1688, age 46 Years. She married for her second husband, 
Thomas Woodbury, of Beverly. [See Dodge Family.] 

Samuel Porter was a mariner, and owned a farm in Wen- 
ham, near Wenham Pond. 



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WILL. 

The Last Will and Testament of Samll. Porter made 10:12: 1658 being 
Bound to the Berbadus. 

Itpr. I give to my dearly beloved wife Hannah Porter the one halfe 
of my farme Duringe her Ufe. 

Ite I give to my son Jno. Porter the other halfe of my farme at Wenham; 
& after the Death of my wife the other halfe to Retume vnto him, & one 
mare to my son & the Remayndr. (to my wife) of my estate more or lesse: 
I Desire my ffather Porter & my father in law Wm. Dodge & Edmo: Batter 
to be my Ourseers; 

Witnessed in the prsenc: SAMUELL PORTER 

ofvs EDMO: BATTER 

SARA BATTER 

Proved in the court at Salem, 28: 4: 1660. 

An Inventory of the goods and Chattels &c of Samll. Porter deseased 
taken 22th: 4mo: 1660. 

Impr. one house & land at wenham, & other land that was 1. s. d. 

bought of Jno. Denhom 250 : 00—00 

fo. 2 oxen 10£. 1 cow 4£. 14—00—00 

It 15 yews & lambs at 6s. 8d.p 005—00-00 

It 1 mare & colt 16—00—00 

It: acloathsuit 1£.: 15s. : another suit of cloaths 30s. 003 — 05 — 00 

It 2 other suit of cloaths 001—14-00 

It other wearing oparell 006 — 17 — 00 

It 2 psalme bookes ISd. 1 sick dram Cup 4s. 000—05—06 

It 2 Chests & 2 boxes 000—18—06 

It 1 cradle 3s. 1 piUon 8s. Unnen 48s. 002—19-00 

It suger & Cotton his pt at Boston 030—00-00 

It due to him from William Nicholes 001—00—00 



totall sum is 331 : 19 : 00 

ROGER CONANT 
JOHN RAYMENT 
(Original in Co. Court Files, Salem, Book V, leaf 69.) 

CHILD. 

10. 

JOHN^ PORTER, 

Born 1658; died 8 March 1753, in the 95th year of his age. 

Married LYDIA, daughter of HENRY and LYDIA HER- 
RICK, of Beverly. She was born 1661; died 19 Feb. 1737. 
(See HERRICK FAMILY.) 

John Porter moved from Danvers to Wenham about 1680. 
He was a maltster, and lived on a farm a part of which he received 
from his grandfather, William Dodge, according to a deed 
recorded at Salem, 10 May 1690. 



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"To my daughter Hannah Woodberrj- a parcel of land in the bounds of 
Beverly about 12 acres; also, during her Hfe. the improvement of one halfe 
my farme at Wenham which I bought of Mr. John Fisk; I give unto my 
grandchild Jno Porter, after my said daughters decease the revertion of 
said land to be disposed of according to the will of Samuel Porter deceased." 

John Porter's lands in Wenham extended from Wenham Lake 
to Pleasant Pond, and for more than two hundred years a part 
of this land has been, without alienation, in the possession of his 
lineal descendants. He was an active and influential citizen, 
fillino; manv offices with distinction. He was moderator of town 
meetings in 1723, '24, '27, '28, '29; representative to the General 
Court in 1712, 1724, and 1726. In Allen's history of Wenham 
is the statement that "the name of Porter has been one of the 
most conspicuous in the history of Wenham." 

John Porter made no will, having divided his property among 
his children during his lifetime. 

23 April 1723. Deed of gift to son John of 40 acres in his 
possession, and 4 acres of meadow called Denman's lot, and 7 
acres of meadow called Fiske's lot, and one common right in the 
great swamp. 

23 April 1723. Deed of gift to son Nehemiah of Ipswich of 
46 acres in his possession. 

1 Aug. 1738. To son Samuel, his house and homestead on the 
west side of the road leading to Wenham meeting house; 5 acres 
of salt marsh, 10 acres north part of my land on west side of Wenham 
Pond, on condition that he pay his six sisters £30 each within 
two years after mv decease. 

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22 Aug. 17S8. "I John Porter, for and in consideration of Natural 
Love & Parental affection which I have & bear unto my six daughters viz, 
Lydia the -n-ife of William Lamson Hannah the -nife of Thomas Kimball, 
EUzabeth the wife of Joseph Goodhue Mehitable the wife of Caleb Kimball, 
Marj' the ^idow of Robert Cue deed & Sarah the ^idow of Thomas Dodge 
deed have given granted & conveyed and by these presents do give grant 
& convey to them my said six daughters in equal shares and to their Heirs 
forever All my Household Goods and Furniture within doors & also my 
stock of Creatures that shall be h^•ing at the time of my decease also I give unto 
them & their heirs respectively fifty pounds a piece in Bills of Ciedit to be 
paid them or their Heirs in two years after my decease by my sons Samuel 
& Jonathan as I have directed." 

"In witness of the foregoing I the said John Porter have delivered unto 
each of my said Daughters a Silver spoon as part of the \\'ithin bequest." 

2 July 1739. Deed of gift to sons Benjamin of Boxford, 
and Nehemiah of Ipswich, 18 acres of upland and Meadow on the 

, ^^ j\\^ miming out of Wenham Pond, on condition that they pay 
'^'^^'■^^^'^ their six sisters, I^dia, ITannai;^ Mehitable, Mary and Sarah, £5 
each within twelve months after^my decease. 



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28 May 1741. Deed of gift to son Samuel of 3 acres of land. 

20 May 1746. For five shillings, to son Johnathan, 4 acres 
of salt marsh; 10 acres of woodland, west side of Wenham Pond; 
all other lands bought of John Newman; all my other lands join- 
ing what was once part of Mr. Fiske's farm; one common right 
in the great swamp; also £100. 

Inscriptions in the old Wenham graveyard. 

HERE LIES BURIED HERE LIES BURIED 

THE BODY OF THE BODY OF MRS 

Mr JOHN PORTER LYDIA PORTER WHO 

WHO DEPARTED DIED FEBRUARY 

THIS LIFE MARCH 8 THE 19 1737 & IN 

1753 IN THE 95 YEAR THE 76 YEAR OF 

OF HIS AGE HER AGE 

CHILDREN. 

11. Sergeant Samuel* Porter, 1681-1770. 

Married 1st., Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah (Perkins) Brad- 
street; grand-daughter of Gov. Bradstreet. 
Married 2nd., Experience Batchelder, of Wenham. 
4 children. 

12. Lieut. John* Porter, 1683-1775. 

Married Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Jonathan and Lydia (Potter) 

Putnam. 
10 children. 

Lieut. John Porter lived in Wenham until 1740, when he 
moved to Ellington, Conn. 

13. Lydia* Porter, died at the age of sixty years. 
Married William Lampson, of Ipswich. 

2 sons; may be other children. 

14. Hannah* Porter, 1687-1787. 

Married Thomas, son of Thomas and Ehzabeth (Potter) Kimball. 
7 children. 

Thomas Kimball was a tailor, and lived first in Wenham, 
and later in Marblehead. 

15. Elizabeth* Porter, died at the age of 100 years. 
Married 1st., Lieut. Daniel, son of John and Elizabeth (Kilham) 

Gilbert. 
Married 2nd., Joseph Goodhue, of Ipswch. 

Daniel Gilbert lived in Marblehead. His will was dated 
1723, and in it he mentions "my honored Father in Law, Mr. 



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John Porter of Wenham;" the residue of his estate to be divided 
among his children, none of them being mentioned by name. 

Joseph Goodliue's will was made in 1739, and he mentions 
his wife Elizabeth, 6 sons, one daughter, and his negro boy. 

16. Benn-tamin" Porter, 1692-1778. 

Married Sarah, daughter of Moses and Ruth (Perley) Tyler. 

6 children. 

Bennjamin Porter was a carpenter, and lived in Boxford on 
a large farm. He also owned land in Chester, N. H., and Gilman- 
ton, N. H. He was one of the principal slave owners in Boxford, 
and hired out his slaves to any who wanted colored help. He 
was an active and energetic man, interested in church affairs, 
making bequests to both his pastor and his church. 

17. NEHEMIAH^ PORTER, 1692-1784. (See beyond.) 
Married HANNAH SMITH. (See Smith Family) 

18. Jonathan" Porter, 1696-1759. 

Married Lydia, daughter of Moses and Ruth (Perley) Tyler. 

7 children. 

Jonathan Porter was both a farmer and an inn keeper, and 
lived in his native town of Wenham. He was a citizen of more 
than ordinary distinction, and exercised a wide influence on public 
affairs. He served his town in many ways, being elected for 
several terms as representative to the General Court. 

19. Mehitable" Porter, 1698-1786. 

Married Caleb, son of Caleb and Sarah Kimball. 
6 children. 

Caleb was a mason and real estate dealer, and lived the latter 
part of his life in Exeter, N. H. 

20. Mary" Porter, 1700-1795. 
Married Robert Cue, of Wenham. 

7 children. 

In 1737, Mary Cue was appointed guardian of the three minor 
children of Robert Cue, deceased. In the settlement of his estate 
three other children are mentioned, all daughters. 

21. Sarah" Porter, 1706-1794. 

Married Thomas, son of Josiah and Sarah (Fiske) Dodge. 
6 children. 

In the inventory of Sarah Dodge's estate there are mentioned 

1 riding hood; 1 red Cloke; 1 quilted coat; 2 under coats; 4 Cose 
Gowns; 2 waist coats; 2 shifts; 1 apron; 2 handkf; 1 velvet hood; 

2 bonnets; 1 looking glass. 



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17. 
NEHEMIAH* PORTER, 

Born in Wenham, 1692; died in Ipswich, 1784. Married, 3 Jan. 
1716-17, HANNAH, daughter of HAZADIAH and HANNAH 
(GROVER) SMITH, of Beverly. (See Smith Family.) 

Nehemiah Porter was a weaver and yeoman, Hving on a farm 
given him by his father, in the Hamlet, Ipswich, now the town of 
Hamilton. 23 April 1723. "I John Porter of Wenham" "In 
consideration of the Parentall Love and Naturall affection which 
I have and bear unto my son Nehemiah Porter of Ipswich" gives 
him a farm of 46 acres. 

15 Jan. 1759, Nehemiah Porter and wife Hannah sell to Job 
Smith of Beverly some real estate "which was the Estate of Haza- 
diah Smith Sr. Deed" "the whole of the premises being above 
named Hannah Porters part & proportion which was assigned to 
her out of that part of the Real Estate of her Father the said Haza- 
diah Smith Deed which was set of to the said Deeds widow as her 
thirds of Dower as may more fully appear. " 

From the Will of Nehemiah Porter. 

Item. I give to my son Nehemiah Six Pounds Thirteen Shillings, & 
Four Pence Lawful Money to be paid him out of my Estate by my Executor 
at the End of one year after my Decease. 

Item. I give to my Grand Children the Children of son Samuel deceased 
three Pounds six shillings & eight pence to be paid them in equal shares out 
of my Estate by Executor at the end of one year after my decease. 

Item. I give my two daughters Hannah and Sarah, to each of them 
Six pounds thirteen Shillings and Four Pence to be paid them out of my 
Estate by my Executor at the end of one year after my Decease. 

Item. I give to my daughter Lydia Five shillings to be paid her out of 
my Estate by my Executor at the end of one year after my Decease. She 
having had her Portion before. 

Item. My Will is that all the Remainder of my Estate both Real and 
Personal when and wheresoever found Shall be equally divided between 
my two sons Hazadiah and Ebenezer. 

Item. My Will also is that my Executor have hereby full Power to Sell 
any Part, or all my Estate to enable him to pay the Bequest mentioned in 
this my Will. 

Item. I do hereby constitute and appoint my Said Son Ebenezer Sole 

Executrix of this my last Will and Testament & also my Will is that all 

the foregoing Legacies shall be to the Several Lagatees & their Heirs forever 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal this Ninth 
Day of October Anna Domini 1782 

Signed Sealed and declared to be 
the last Will and Testiment of NEHEMIAH PORTER [seal] 

Nehemiah Porter in Presence of 

SOLOMON SMITH 
SAMUEL WALLACE, Junr 
LYDIA WALLIS 
Proved 5 Oct. 1784. 



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INVENTORY. 

One Hat 18 / one great coat 2 / Two coats 9 / 

One pair of blue breeches 9 / two pair of breeches 2 / 

one waistcoat 1/6 two pair of yam Stockings & one pr. shoes 4 / 

One Loose Gown 10 / one Shirt & one Cap 4 / 

one feathear Bed & Bedstead 30 / one Coverlet 22 / 

one Coverlet 16/ four Napkins 5/ one Table Cloth 2/ 

To a old Trunk 1/6 one table 9/ pewter Platter 7/ 

To 6i lb old Pewter 6/ 

Two old Iron Wedges 3 / One great Chair 3 / to 5 Chairs 12 / 

one Iron Trammel 5 / one Warming Pan 4 / 

one Iron Pot & pot Hooks 2/6 to 3 pair old Gloves 1 / 

one Note of Hand £1 

To about 38 acres Homestead Land with a Bam thereon at 

£4 171 . 00 . 00 

One new Lot of Land in the Thick Woods eight in the third 

Division of Lots about 8 acres 27 . 10 

one other new Lot of Land in the fourth Division of Lots in the 

said eight about 10 acres 32 . 10 

To 6 acres of meadow £ 24 

To 6 acres Salt Marsh £24 48 00 00 

one Lot of wild I^and lying in New Ipswhich in the State of New 

Hampshire 2 00 00 

Given under out hands Deer ye 2d 1784. 

EBENEZER PORTER, Executor 

JOHN WHITTEREDGE ) Committee 
JOHN GOODHUE > 

SAMUEL WALLIS Jr ) Sworn 

RECEIPTS. 

Ipswich Septbr ye 17th 1785. 

Received of my Unkle Ebenezer Porter as Executor to his Fathers 
Estate the Svun of Three Pounds Fourteen Shillings and Eightpence it being 
a Receit in Full for ye legacy Given me and my Brother Samuel Porter and 
John Porter by my Honered Grandfather Nehemiah Porter in his last will 
and Testament I say Reed by me 

NEHEMIAH PORTER. 
Ipswich Oct. 27 1785. 

Received of Ebenezer Porter Executor to his Father Will Six Pounds 
Thirteen Shillings and Four Pence in full of the Legassy given me by my 
Father by me 

SARAH LUFKIN. 
Ipswich Oct. 27 1785 

Received of Ebenezer Porter Forty Seven Pounds Two Shillings in full 
for boarding and Nursing our honoured Father by me 

SARAH LUFKIN. 
Ipswich Oct. 28 1785. 

Received of Ebenezer Porter Executor to his Fathers Will Six Pounds 
Thirteen Shillings and Four Pence in full of the Legacy given to me by my 
honoured Father in his last Will and Testament by me 

NEHMI PORTER. 
Ipswich July ye 20th 1786 

Received of Ebenezer Porter Executor to His Fathers Will Six Pounds 
Thirteen Shillings and four Pence in full of the Legacy Given to me by my 
honoured Father in his last Will and Testament Red by me 

HANNAH LUMMUS. 



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Beverly Sept. 15th 1787 

This Day Received of my Brother Ebenezer Porter ye Sum of five Shil- 
lings Given to me of my honoured Father in his Last ^ill and Testament 
Received by me 

LYDIA PATCH. 

CHILDREN. 

22. Rev. Nehemiah^ Porter, 1720-1820. 

Married 1st., Rebecca, daughter of Rev, John and Rebecca (Hale) 

Chipman. 

Married 2nd., EHzabeth Nowell of Boston. 

9 children. 

Rev. Nehemiah Porter early decided to enter the ministry, 
and after graduating from Harvard College, studied theology 
with Rev. George Lesslie. In 1750 he was ordained pastor of the 
church in Chebacco parish, and remained there 16 years. He 
then went to Nova Scotia, where he remained for a few years, 
and then returned to Massachusetts, and was installed as pastor 
in Ashfield, where he remained until his death, having served for 
seventy-five years as a minister of the Gospel. He was a person 
of unusual originality, and an uncompromising patriot. He 
volunteered his services as chaplain during the Revolution, and 
always believed that his prayers turned the tide in favor of the 
Americans at the battle of Saratoga. He was strongly anti-slavery, 
and rendered important services to his country by his counsels. 
Many interesting stories are told of him; of his unswerving rectitude; 
his ready wit; his undaunted patriotism. There is room for only 
one here. A gentleman who refused to attend church ended his 
argument with "I have a right to think as I have a mind to." 
To which Mr. Porter instantly repUed, "You have no right to think 
wrong." 

23. SAMUEL^ PORTER, 1722-1750. (See beyond.) 
Married SARAH .... 1727-1799. 

24. Hannah^ Porter, 1724-1787. 

Married John, son of Samuel and Mary (Love) Lummus. 
8 children. 

25. Sarah' Porter, 1726- 
Married Solomon Lufkin. 

1 daughter. 

Solomon Lufkin was a mariner, and lived in Beverly. He 
died intestate; administration was granted to his widow, Sarah 
Lufkin, 6 May 1777, who gave bonds with Nehemiah and Eben- 
ezer Porter. 

26. Lydia' Porter, 1728- 
Married Edmond Patch, of Beverly. 



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27. A Child,^ 1730- 

28. Hazadiah^ Porter, 1732- 
Married Anna Johnson, of Andover. 

2 children before leaving New England. 

Hazadiah Porter lived in Ipswich and Boxford, and later moved 
to Nova Scotia, where he was one of the early settlers. 

29. Ebenezer^ Porter, 1732-1837. 

Married Lydia, daughter of Lieut. Thomas and Lydia (Richardson) 
Cummings. 13 children. 

Soon after the close of the Revolution, a society called the 
Ohio Company, w^as formed for the purpose of founding a state 
on the banks of the Ohio river, and Ebenezer Porter was one of 
those who shared in the enterprise. The first party started for 
the Ohio in 1787, and he was of the number; later he returned and 
took his family back with him. He had previously served in the 
expedition against Crown Point. 

23. 
SAMUEL^ PORTER, 

Born in Ipswich 17 May 1722; baptized, 20 May 1722; died 
in Boxford, 10 May 1750. 

Married SARAH .... She was born in 1727; died 
12 November 1799, aged 72 years. 

As yet no record of Samuel Porter has been found, except 
the record of his birth and death, and the inscription on his 
gravestone, in the West Boxford graveyard. 

INSCRIPTION. 

HERE LIES BURIED 
THE BODY OF 
M-^ SAMUEL PORTER 
WHo DIED MAY 10 
1750 AGED 27 YEARS 
11 MONTHS & 23 DAYS. 

A copy of the widow's will may be seen at the Salem Regis- 
try of Deeds, and in it she makes the following bequests: 

"I give to my son John Porter Esq eighty three cents to be paid him 
at some convenient time after my decease. 



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I give my grand daughters Sarah Porter and Mehitable Porter all my 
wearing apparell and also all my household furniture to be equally diA-ided 
between them after my decease. 

I give to my son Samuel Porter and my grand daughters Sarah and Mehit- 
able Porter all my money and all my debts which are owing to me of every 
kind to be equally di\aded between them after my decease except a Note 
which I hold against David Foster Porter which note I give to my son Samuel! 
Porter." 

Her grand daughter, Sarah Porter/ daughter of her son Nehe- 
miah, was appointed executrix. 

INVENTORY. 

Wearing apparel, black silk gown $10 calico do. $2.75 Russet do. 

$3.33 $16.8 

Bombazine gown 75c Linen Loose 33c woolen do. 33 c Shawl 75c $2 . 16 

white pettycoat $1 . black do. 50c. brown do. 25c. Hood & vail 25c. $2 . 

Two checked aprons 50c one mode cloak $3.00 one ditto $2 $6. 

Black silk handkerchief 83c muslin do. 16c checked linen do. 33c 1.32 

Cotton do. 16c fine Unen shift 83c two tow & linen Do 16c 2.9 

Fine pr. Stockings 16c black fan 16c 1.8 

Two pr. leather shoes 33c 1 pr cloth do 50c 7 caps 16c 2.28 

Short loose gown 33c Bonnet 33c pair silk gloves 66c 1 . 32 

$35.23 
Household furniture, &c. 

3 sheets $1 . 3 yds cloth 33c box iron & heater 66c 1 . 65 

pair shares 16c 23 double skein linen yarn 13c 23 ditto tow 10c 5.45 

one do. woolen 12c 1 bed, bedding stead & cord $9.3 9.21 

Note against Tyler Porter Oct. 9th 1797, for $33.75, interest $5.6 38.81 

ditto against Susanna Porter, Nov. 25, '97, for $5. Interest 70c 5.70 

ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, Oct. 10th '97 for 106 dollars interest $15.90 121 .90 

ditto, ditto, Benjamin Porter. Oct. 10 '97, for 120 dollars, interest $18. 138.00 

Money due from Samuel Chad^ick 27.00 

Total 385.95 

CHILDREN. 

30. SAMUEL^ PORTER, 1746-1833. (See beyond.) 
Married MARTHA PERLEY. 1752-1837. (See Perley 

Family) 

31. JoHN^ Porter, 1747- 
Married Mrs. Sarah Martyn. 
1 child born in Boxford. 

32. Nehemiah' Porter, 1749-1795. 

Married Susanna, daughter of Dane and Sarah (Perley) Robin- 
son, of Andover. 
3 daughters. 

Nehemiah Porter was a cooper, and lived in Boxford and 
Andover. He died intestate and insolvent; his widow Susanna 
was appointed administratrix. 



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30. 
LIEUT. SAMUEL^ PORTER, 

Bom in Boxford, S May 1746; died in Chester, N. H., 8 May 
1833. aged 87 years. 

Married, 27 Nov. 1770. ^LIRTHA. daughter of SAMUEL 
and RUTH ^HO^^T) PERLEY, of Ipswich. 

Martha Perlev was born 25 Jan. 1752; baptized in the Line- 
brook church. 9 Feb. 1752; died in Chester, X. H.. 19 Jan. 1837. 
She has been described by one who knew her as a person of medium 
size, with beautiful blue eyes, bright brown hair, and the manners 
of a gentlewoman. During her -^-idowhood she hved with her 
daughter Mrs. Hannah Preston, in the house of Mr. Rufus Phillips, 
which is now owned by Mr. G. W. Da\'is, of Chester, N. H., and her 
room is still pointed out to the curious Porter ^^sitors. At the 
present time, (1907) Mrs. Catherine M. Porter, North SomerviUe, 
is probably the only person who remembers Martha (Perlev) Porter. 

Samuel Porter lived in Ipswich, Boxford, Bradford, and 
Chester, X. H. His house in Chester is no longer standing, and the 
grounds that surrounded it now form a part of the old graveyard, 
where he and his \\ife are buried. He is described by one who 
remembered him, as a person of ver}' decided opinions and not 
easily influenced by others. He was a Revolutionarj' soldier, 
marching on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April 1775. CNIass. Archives, 
Lexington Alarm, Vol. XI, page 259.) He was in Capt. John 
Gushing 's company. Col. Samuel Johnson's regiment. He was 
chosen by field officers as second lieutenant of Capt. Robert Dodge's 
company, and commissioned by council, 7 May 1776, at Ipswich. 
His son Xehemiah used to amuse his grandchildren by telling 
stories of the Revolution, one of which was as follows. One night 
when Samuel was on sentry duty, it was e\ddent that the British 
were about to make some move, and the Americans wished to know 
on which of two roads they were likely to make their march. It 
occurred to Samuel that on one of the roads there was a bridge, 
and he lay down and put his ear to the ground, and was able to 
tell by the hoUow sound that they had passed over the bridge, 
and this information enabled the Americans to defeat the British 
in a skirmish the next day. 

Just when he moved to Chester is not kno"«Ti, but he was 
h^'ing in Boxford in 1775. At first he hired a farm in Chester 
of Mr. Matthew Templeton, but later bought a place of his own, 
where he hved until his death. He was called by the Indians, 
''Port Pig's Ear," though the origin of the curioiis name in now 
unknown. 



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CHILDREX. 

33. Sally' Porter, 1771-1836. (See Part II.) 
Married Jacob Carleton. 

34. Betsey" Porter, -1849. (See Part II.) 
Married Emerson Baker. 

35. Xehemlajj' Porter, 1775-1853. (See Part II.) 
Married Lois Gragg. 

36. S.\:muel' Porter, thrown from a horse and killed when 
about 16 years old. 

37. H.\nx.\h" Porter, 1782-1867. (See Part II.) 
Married William Preston. 

Married Barzillai Bush. 
Married David Underbill. 
Married James Emerson, 

38. Polly' Porter, 1784-1867. (See Part II.) 
Married David Emery. 

Married Charles Emerson. 

39. John' Porter, bom m Chester, X. H., 12 Feb. 1789; 
died in Dundee; X. Y., unmarried, 17 July 1872. 

John Porter lived in Chester, X^. H., the greater part of his 
life, though he was for a time in Boston, and also in Xew York 
and late in life went to live with his niece, Mrs. Hoover, in the 
western part of X'ew York State. He served in the war of 1812. 
He was a shoemaker by trade, and followed that occupation as 
long as he lived in Chester. For quite a long time he lived alone 
in a small house on the Candia road, and much of his leisure was 
spent in beautifying its surroundings. He was fond of reading, 
and well versed in the political questions of the day; an interesting 
talker, frequently illustrating his remarks with snatches of song; 
a tireless worker, the tapping of his hammer being heard early 
and late, although much of his life he was crippled by rheumatism. 



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PEDIGREE II. 

The Peiley Family, 

(Parlay, Parley, Parly, Pearle, Pearlay, Pearley, Pearly, 
Payerley, Pairlay, Perlay, Perley, Perly, Perle, PerLea, Aperley.) 

The Perley family has been one of considerable importance 
in New England since early colonial times. Its members have 
been found in all the learned professions; in nearly every trade; 
and have served in both the army and navy. For about a 
hundred years, they all lived within a radius of about five miles, 
a spot sometimes called the "charmed circle," from which they 
have travelled to all parts of the Union. 

The oldest document about the family is a chart which 
gives the male descendants of Allen for four generations. It is 
stated on this chart that he came from Wales, England, and 
landed at Charlestown, near Boston, July 12, 1630. 

A good deal of time has been given to searching out Allan's 
English ancestry, but thus far, without success. Although the 
name Perley, variously spelled, has been found, no Allan has 
been discovered. 

A very complete genealogy of the Perley Family has been 
published by Mr. M. V. B. Perley, of Salem, Massachusetts. 

41. 
ALLEN^ PERLEY, 

Born about 1608; died in Ipswich, 28 Dec. 1675, aged about 
67 years. 

Married, 1635, SUSANNA BOKESEN or Bokenson, who 
died 11 Feb. 1692. 

Allan Perley, the emigrant ancestor of the Perley family in 
America, first came to New England in the fleet of Gov. Winthrop, 
1629, and settled on land called "Button End" that is now within 



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the touTi of Woburn, near a tract of land which has been called 
"Parley Meadow" for more than two centuries and a half. After 
a short stay, he returned to England, remaining there until April 
1635, when he again set sail for America on board the ship " Planter" 
at which time his age is given on the passenger list as 27 years. 
He had a certificate from the minister of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 
which indicates that St. Albans must have been his home, though 
researches in the various records in England, find no mention of 
him thus far. On his arrival he settled in Topsfield, where he 
lived for seventeen years, and then moved to Ipswich, where he 
spent the rest of his life. His landed estates were extensive; he 
o^^^led land in Essex, Rowley, Boxford, and a large tract in Ipswich, 
at Heartbreak Hill. 

He and his wife were both Puritans, and were received into 
the church at Ipswich, 12 Aug. 1674. 

WLLL. 

In the name of God Amen. I Allen Perley of Ipswich in the county of 
Essex in New England being by the good blessing of God in good health & 
enjoying vnderstanding and memory yet sencible of my mortall and chang- 
able condition heere And desireous to set my house in order doe therfore make 
my last will and testament first I commit my soule into the hands of Jesus 
Christ my blessed saviour & redeemer my body to ba decently buryed in what 
place the Lord shall alott for me to depart this life in assured hope of a Joyful 
resurection at the last day And for my outward estate that God has graciously 
given me I thus dispose, my three Elder Sons viz. John Perlye Thomas Perley 
and Samuell Perlye Taking there liberty at the age of one & twenty to leave 
me ct. yet I have given vnto them three parts of the Land beyond Bachelours 
brooke (each of them a part wch they are possest |Jof|| and doe enjoy) exsept- 
ing the great meddow which I doe reserue and ||all|| that part of Land which 
was Nathaniells my son who is departed this || life wch I doe give & bequeath 
unto my tow daughters Sarah and martha Perley. And my house and l| 
the vse of my || land & the great meddow I give and bequeath vnto my sonn 
Timothy when he shall attaine the age of twenty three years, provyded stil 
my beloved wife Susanna shall have one roome to |lher || own vse dureing 
her naturall life. Item I give unto my beloved wife all my cattle & moveable 
goods and one third part of the land bequeathed to my sonn Timothy dureing 
her naturall life for her comfortable maintenance and after || her 1 1 decease 
my will II is II the house & land be vnto my sonn Timothy, and the cattle 
& movable goods be equally de\'ided among all my children then liveing 
and my will and mynd is that if my sayd wife shall marrye that then the 
land and roome in the house be vnto my sonn Timothy & he to pa ye vnto 
his mother seaven pounds a year dureing her life And I doe make my beloved 
wife sole executrix of this my last will my will further is that my sonn Timothy 
at the age of twenty three yeares shall have the vse || of || pt of the stock 
to the value of thirty pounds dureing the life of my wife & then to be returned 
to be devided as is above expressed. In ^■itness whereof I have heervnto 
sett my hand || and || seal the 23 June anno Dom 1670 

Signed & Sealed & ALLAN PERLY [L. S.] 

published to be his last will in 
the presents of vs 

ROBERT LORD 
MARY LORD 



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The 16th day of November 1671 I Allen Perley as an explanation of that 
Clause in my will within mentioned concerneing my wife haveing given vnto 
her my cattle & moveables dureing her naturall life besydes the thirds of land 
& a roome in the house and in case of her marriage to leave the roome in the 
house and Land & to have seaven pounds a yeare payd her by my sonn 
Timothy but nothing spoken about the cattell and moveable goods my \\-ili is 
that shee returne also the cattell and moveables to be divyded among my 
children as is expressed in the sayd will wittness my hand the day and yeare 
aboue written 

witness ALLAN PERLEY 

ROBERT LORD 
MARY LORD 
(Proved in court at Ipswich, 3 Feb. 1675.) 
Filed in Salem Quarterly Court Files, Book 24, Leaf 121 



INVENTORY. 

an Inventory of the Estat of alyen perley deceased the 28 of december last 
last past taken and prised by us whos Names are under wreten this ninteneth 
of Janeuery 1675. in primes the house barn and orchard with the homstead 
grate madows and madows about home with Som littell upland belonging to 



th( 


3 madow 




201— 0-0 


It 


the half part of that land as 


was Nathaniell perleys 


20— 0—0 


it 


the madow that was Nathaniell perleys 


16— 0—0 


it 


two oxen 




10— 0—0 


it 


3 cows 




10—10 


it 


2 cows 




5— 0—0 


It 


a haefer 




1—15-0 


it 


a calf 




1— 0—0 


it 


a horse mare and colt 




5— 0—0 


it 


20 sheep 




8— 0—0 


it 


9 swine 




4— 0—0 


it 


his wareing cloths 




4— 0—0 


it 


3 beds with what doe belong 


to them 


7— 0—0 


It 


2 payer of sheets 




1—10-0 


it 


a table cloth 8 napkins 




1— 2—0 


it 


4 pilow ceases 




0—10—0 


It 


traye 




0— 3—0 


It 


peautar 




1— 0—0 


t 


20 pound of butter 




0—10—0 


It 


cheese 




0— 5—0 


It 


20 pounds of cotton wolle 




0—16—0 


It 


20 pound of sheeps wole 




1— 0—0 


t 


12 pounds of wolen yam 




1— 0—0 


t 


linien yam 




1—10—0 


t 


3 guns 




2—10-0 


t 


5 bushells of wheat 




1—10—0 


t 


4 bushells of Rye 




0—16—0 


t 


18 bushells of Indian com 




3— 0—0 


t 


beefe 




1—10—0 


t 


2 Iron pots and a morter 




1— 0—0 


t 


brass 




0—15—0 


t 


pans dishes and spoons and som small things 


0—10—0 


t 


payls bushell half peake and 




0— 4—0 


t 


a chum a barial a meat tub and som old tubs and a barrill and 






a barrill 




0-10-0 



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it 2 tramiell frying pane pothooks and a gredyiron frj^er pan and 

tongs 

it 3 axces and a hone 

it an old Cart tombrell whells plow yoak and Irians belonging to 

them 

it an oger a chisell 2 payer of fork tins 

it a Rope 

it a payer of bellows 

it chayers and chusens 

it a table cotten whele and forms 

it a smotheing Irion 

it seeves 

it a bible and a psalm book 

it sacks 

it haye and flex 

it a cheast 

it cards 

it 5 bushells of barley 

it a Boar 



0—15—0 
0—10-0 

1-10-0 
0— 4—0 
0— 2—0 
2—0 
3-0 
5-0 
0— 2—0 
0— 2—0 
6—0 
2—0 
5—0 
4—6 

0— 4-0 

1— 0—0 
3—10—0 



0— 
0— 
0— 



0— 
0— 
3— 
0— 







320— 2—6 




JOHN KIMBALL 






nehemiah Abbott 




the debts. 






mR Windrit 




6— 3—0 


to the constable 


- 


2—14—0 


to deaken goodhue 




0— 1&— 


to Captain currier 




0—10—0 


to mR cobbit 




0—11-0 


to thomas perley 




3-12-0 


to John freanch 




0— 6—0 


to deakon knolton 




0— 4—0 


to James how sceaner 




0—3 —6 



15— 2—0 

the 3th of febuary 1675 

Susanna Perley executrix of Allen Perly upon oath testified before our 
honored maierstrates mr. Samuell Symonds dept: gov: and maior Genrl. 
Denison the clarke being prsent this to be a full & true Inventory of the estate 
of her late Husband Allen Perly to the best of her knowledge and if more 
appears to add the same. 

As attest ROBERT LORD cler 



CHILDREN. 
Lieut. John' Perley, 1636-1729. 



of 



Ensign 



Thomas and Alice (French) 



42. 
Married Mary, daughter 
Howlett. 
10 children. 

Lieut. John Perley is said to be the first of the name born 
in America. He lived both in Rowley and Newbury, but most of his 
life was spent in Boxford. He was a carpenter, and the first church 
in Boxford was built under his supervision. He was chosen by 
his townsmen to fill many positions of trust and honor, and he 



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served his to\Mi with fidelity and credit. He was twice represent- 
ative to the General Court. 

43. SAMUEL^ PERLEY, 1640-1725. (See beyond.) 
Married RUTH TRUMBULL. 1645. (See Trumbull Family) 

44. Dea. Thomas' Perley, 1641-1709. 

Married Lydia, daughter of Lieut. Francis and Lydia Peabody. 
5 children. 

Thomas Perley appeared in Boxford about 1684, having 
moved there from Rowley. He owTied a large amount of land, 
a part of which remained in the Perley family for many generations. 
He was an energetic and influential man, serving the toTSTi in all 
capacities, from the lowest to the highest, as an inspection of the 
town records will show. For instance, in 1693, he was on a com- 
mittee "to see that Swien bee wringad a Cording to Law" and he 
was also several times representative to the General Court. 

45. Nathaniel' Perley, 1643-1668. 

46. Sarah' Perley, 1649-1695. 
Married William Watson, of Ipswich. 
2 children. 

William Watson moved to Boxford as early as 1687, where 
he served as selectman and constable. 

47. Timothy' Perley, 1653-1718. 
Married Deborah .... 

48. Martha' Perley, 1657- 

Married Benjamin, son of Robert and Catherine Coker. 
8 children. 

Robert Coker was a ship's carpenter, and lived in Newbury. 
He died intestate, and his widow Martha was appointed executrix, 
22 March 1705. 

43. 

SAMUEL^ PERLEY, 

Born about 1640; died in Ipswich, 29 Jan. 1725, aged about 
85 years. 

Married, 15 July 1664, RUTH, daughter of JOHN and 
ELLEN (CHANDLER) TRUMBULL, of Rowley. She was 
born 23 Feb. 1645. (See Trumbull Family.) 

Samuel Perley lived in that part of Ipswich now called Essex, 
about a mile and a half from the village, on the Hamilton road, 
near Parley Pond, now Parley Meadow. He made no will, but 



distributed his property among his children during his Hfetime. 
The following is to be found recorded in the Essex County 
Registry of Deeds, book 29, leaf 47. 

To all Christian people to whome this Deed Shall come Samuel Pearley 
of Ipswich within ye province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New England 
Sendeth Greeting Know yee that whereas I have by Severall Deeds made 
distribution of my real Estate to my Sons Samuel & John Pearley as in ye 
Said conveyances Exprest & having other lands & Reale Estate not yet 
disposed off after my decease I hereby give grant & dispose ye Same as follows 
vnto my Son John I hereby give & bequeath \Tito him & his heirs Executors 
admrs. & assignes For Ever To Have & To Hold to him & them for Ever 
vpon his & their payment of what I In this vTiting order Either to my Selfe 
before my decease or to others written within ye time hereafter prefixt after 
my decease all ye severall lands hereafter Mentioned %'iz that my dwelling 
house I now dwell in & bame and orchard together with ye other halfe of 
my lands that I resers^ed to my owne vse during my Naturall Ufe be it more 
or less for number of acres withall ye benefits pri\-iledges & appurtenances 
thereimto appertaining & any wayes belonging that Shall be vpon ye Same 
Wood timber Trees Orchards yards Gardens ffeinces Wills Watercourses & 
comodities whatsoever not given him in his former Deed of Gift also about 
three acres of Meadow Land Joyning to my Brother Timothy Pearleys on 
one Side & other Lotts lately laid out by ye Towne of Ips-wich on ye other 
Sides also I give him after my decease my vtencles of husbandry & Car- 
penters Tools that I Shall Dye Seized off & my common right & Divisioiis 
that may acrue therby and hereby obleige him my Sayd Son John and his 
heirs Executors & admrs. to pay or Cause to be payed during my naturall 
life any Such Sum or Sums that I shall demand of him & them for my releife 
during my Naturall life if ye produce of my lands I reserve Shall fall short 
for my Suply and Releife under my Infirmities of old age that God in his 
providence may order out towards me & ha\'ing given my son Samuel Pearley 
as in his Deed of Gift what lands I intend him of my real Estate I hereby 
order my said Son John to pay him within Two yeares after my decease ye 
Sum of Fifty poundes in money or Specie to his Satisfaction or Equivalent 
to money which is to debarr him from any further Claime in my Lands other- 
wayes then in his Deed I have given him alsoe having given to my daughter 
Sarah Andross considerable portion out of my Estate & brought vp one of 
her Daughters (t given her Considerable of my Estate I order my Sayd Son 
John to pay to her Two daughters Hepsibah How & Sarah her Sister ye sum 
of five pounds Each within Two yeas after my decease which payment Shall 
debarr them from any further Claime in my Estate and to Debarr their 
Father Andross from Claiming any further part in my Estate for himselfe 
or for said Two children he had by my daughter & I hereby Give sd. Hepsibah 
a halfe of my Six acre Lott in ye west Meadows that I had of Jacob and 
David ffoster be ye same more or less all after my decease. Also I give my 
daughter Ruth Tyler & Hepsibah Dorman after my decease what quick 
Stock & household stuff I shall dye Seized off to be Divided Equaly betwixt 
them Except my great Iron Pot wch. I give to my Sisters Daughter Hanah 
Coaker & if ye said Ruth & Hepsibah agree not vpon Sayd Division then ye 
Division Shall be made betwixt them off Sd. Estate by my Sons Samuel & 
John & Cousin Thomas Pearley Son of my late brother Thomas, also I 
expect & order my Sayd Son John out of that which I have given him or his 
heirs Executors or admistrs. to provide for & disburst so much as Shall be 
needfuU for my Credible & Honourble. Intermt. and what ever Debts I 
shall owe vnto any at my decease I order & appoynt him or them to pay & 
discharge & alsoe to be carefull & faithfull in ye Managing my lands & Stock 



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dureing my natural life & deliver ye Same without let after my decease 
according as herein this Deed given which Debts & Legacies & betrustments 
if he doe not dischsrge & pay according to ye bequests or vpon his decease 
if his heirs Executors or admrs. Neglect or refuse to pay it shall be Lawfull 
& reasonable for any of sd. Legatees by Suit to recover the Same out of ye 
Estate herein bequeathed vnto him & them & if any psons be in my Debt 
at my Decease I give Said Sum or Sums being due to me vnto him & his 
heirs Executors & assigns. In testimony hereof and for full confirmacon 
of ye pmises I have herevnto aford my hand & Seale this fourteenth Day of 
January Anno Domini Seventeen hundred & fourteen. 

SAMUEL PARLEY & [seal]. 
Signed Sealed & Delivered as 

his act & Deed in psence of Witnesses 

NEHEMIAH JEWETT 

THOMAS COMINGS 

Her 
HANAH H COAKER 

mark 

Essex ss In Ipswich ye 14th Day of January 1714 Samuel Pearley 
psonaly appeared & acknowledged this Instrument to be his act & Deed 
Before me. 

NEHEMIAH JEWETT 

Just peace 

CHILDREN. 

49. SARAH" PERLEY, 1665-1694. 

Married JOSEPH ANDREWS. 1657-1732. (See Andrews Family.) 

50. Samuel" Perley, 1667-1725. 

Married Abigail, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Andrews) Cummings. 
5 children. 

Samuel Perley settled in Rowley, on a farm given to him by 
his father. Although living in Rowley, he and all his family were 
identified with the Topsfield church. 

51. JOHN" PERLEY, 1669-1725. (See beyond.) 
Married JANE DRESSER. 1676- (See Dresser Family.) 

52. Hannah" Perley, 1671-1685. 

53. Ruth" Perley, 1675-1738. 

Married Moses, son of Moses and Prudence (Blake) Tyler. 
4 children. 

Moses Tyler lived in Boxford, near the Andover line, and in 
addition to the care of a farm, found time to serve his town as fence 
viewer, surveyor, selectman, and constable. 

54. Hephsibah" Perley, 1679-1715. 

Married Jabez, son of Dea. Thomas and Judith (Wood) Dorman. 
1 child. 



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51. 
JOHN^ PERLEY, 

Bom in Ipswich, 28 Sept. 1669; died 2 May 1725, aged 
55 years. 

Married, 13 July 1698, JANE, daughter of LIEUT. JOHN 
and MARTHA (THORLEY) DRESSER, of Rowley. She was 
baptized 4 June 1676. At the death of her husband, she was 
appointed guardian of her two minor children. (See Dresser 
Family.) 

John Perley lived with his parents, in Linebrook Parish, 
at the west end of Ipswich, near the Topsfield line, where he 
carried on a farm. His father deeded to him the homestead and 
bam, and half of all his land. He was a member of the Tops- 
field church, where all his children were baptized. He gave 
the land for the Linebrook Cemetery, and was the first to be 
buried in it. 

INSCRIPTION. 

HERE LYES BURIED 

the BODY OF Mr 
JOHN PARLEY 

WHO DIED MAY Ye 2 

1725 & IN the 56 

YEAR OF HIS AGE. 
IF YOU WILL LOOK It MAY APPER 
HE WAS the FORST BURIED HEAR 

FROM JOHN PERLEY'S WILL. 

Item I give to my well beloved wife Jane who I make my executor 
of this my last will & testament together with my son Jonathan who hath 
liberty & shall if need be Join -with his mother or if sd Jonathan desre it in 
the execution of this my last will & Testament I say I give unto her the third 
part of my whole Estate as the law Provids if I had died without a will. 

Item I give unto my two sons Jonathan and samuel all my housing 
lands orchards meadows swamps marsh thatch bancks common rights wth 
all my bills & bonds & other estat all but my vdies thirds to be equally 
devided: between them they etheir of them baring equal proportion in the 
payment of debts aforsd my funarall charges & legasies hereafter mentioned 
& my will is that my sd sons recive theire lands which I give them at the age 
of twenty one years & that my lands I give to my wife during her Ufe at her- 
deceas return equally to my sd sons Jonathan and samuel and if either of my 
fore named sons dye before they receive there portion or any part thereol"^ 
then it shall be to the survivor of them two Jonathan or Samuel 



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Itt I give to my daughter hannah Kimbal Twenty six pound eight 
shillings to be paid by my Executor in good coutry bills of creddit or in other 
good pay Equivelent thereunto as soon as may be after my deceas if her 
husband kimbol pay the thirty pound wch I lent him wliich will make up the 
sum of seventy three pound twelve shillings which shee hath had of me 
already as portion to one hundred pounds. 

Itt I give to my daughter Martha and Jane & Ruth either of them one 
hundred pounds to be paid in coutry bills of creddit of new england or good 
pay equal thereunto the one half upon theire marriage and the other half 
within the space of two years after marriage and if any of my three last 
mentioned daughters remain unmarried untill the youngest of them com to 
the age of Twenty one years and not haveing received theire Portion it shall 
to them be paid as soon as may be. and if any of my daughters shall deceas 
without the receipt of theire portion or any part thereof and leave no issue 
behind them what is left of theire portion shall be paid in equall proportion to 
the surviving sisters but if they leave lawfuU issue then equally to thair 
children they leave after them and I do hereby utterly disalow revock and 
disanul all and every other formar testamls wills and legacies bequests and 
executors by me in any way before this time named willed and bequeathed 
ratifieing and confirming this and no other to be my last will in witness whereof 
together with the enterUning of twordn I have hereunto my hand and seal 
the day and year above rittin 

Signed sealed Published John Parley 

pronounced and declared by 
the said John Parley as 
his last will & Testament 
in the presence of us 
ye subscribers. 

JEREMIAH FOSTER 

ELIZABETH CLARKE 

JOHN HOVEY 
Proved in the court at Ipswich, 30 may 1725 

INVENTORY. 

29 July 1725. 

To about 180 acres of Land & Meadow & orchard & Buildings upon 

itt wth. what Provision is made for finishing a Barn 1200 

To about 20 acres of Salt Marsh or Meadow 150 



1350 

To his wearing apparill £14 8/ Books 9/ 15—18—0 
To Beds Beding Sheets Pillow beer & furniture of all sorts wth 

curtains 50 — 10 — 
To table Linin 21/ 22 flax 30/ worsteed 13/ Sheeps 

Woole 97/6 8— 1—6 
To pewter 74 / Brass 77 / 12 Carval 40 / Earthen ware 3 / 

Churn tub &c 11 / 10— 5—0 
To 2 Iron Potts & 2 Iron Kittles frying Pann 56/6 hand Irons 

. . tongs & 56/ 5—12—6 
To a flax Comb 10 / Trays & Payles 7 / 2 old Chests 24 / 

Chest Drawers 2 tables 50/ 4—11—0 
'To meele Chest Spining Wheels & cd 60 / 6 chaines 17 / desk 

5/ ' 4— 2—6 

'To Husbandry Utensills of all sorts Carts Plows yoks &c chains & 16 — — 



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To Gunns 50/ Swine 110/2 oxwn £11-10/20 Sheep & 

Lambs £10-1 / 29—11—0 

To 5 Cows & Calves £23-15 IDcw a calfe 65 / yr 3 year old 

Steers £7 yr 80 / 38—0—00 
To 2 year old heffer 75 / 4 3-year old Heffer £12 3 Yearlings 

78 / Bull 80 / horse £7 30—13—0 

To Saddle & bridle 26 / 10 Ditto 8/ Pillion and Pillion cloths —18—0 
To an old feather & underbed 43 '^ 12 . . . Indian Corn 66 / 

Salt meat 100 / ' 10— 9—0 

To debts due to the Estate by Bond £20—10—0 

Due by book 17/ Pro\ince Bill £10—31—7 

To debts due yo Estate £8 



605—18—6 



CHILDREN. 

55. Hannah" PerleY; 1699-1731. 

Married Ebenezer, son of Thomas and Deborah (Pemberton) 

Kimball. 

4 children. 

56. John' Perley, 1702- 

57. Martha" Perley, 1704- 

Married 1st., Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Rolfe) 

Boardman. 

Married 2nd., John Chapman, Jun., of Ipswich. 

In a will dated 10 Nov. 1750, Nathaniel Boardman, Sen., mentions 

"the children of my daughter Martha Chapman, deceased." 

58. Jane" Perley, 1707- 

Ad judged non compos mentis, 1775, on petition of Ruth Perley, 
Abraham Howe, and Abraham Ho\se, Jun. John Smith appointed 
guardian. 

59. Jonathan" Perley, 1711-1755. 

Married 1st, Mercy, daughter of George and Mercy Robbins. 
Married 2nd, Mary Dwinnell. 
2 children. 

60. Israel" Perley, 1711- 

61. SAMUEL" PERLEY, 1714-1753. (See beyond.) 
Married RUTH HOWE. 1722- (See Howe Family.) 

62. Ruth" Perley, 1715-1736. 

61. 

SAMUEL* PERLEY, 

Born in Ipswich, 11 March 1713; died there 10 April 1753, 
aged 40 years. 



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Married, (published 10 Jan. 1714) RUTH, daughter of 
LIEUT. ABRAHAM and HEPHSIBAH (ANDREWS) HOWE, 
of Ipswich; she was born 19 April 1722. (See Howe Family.) 

Samuel Perley was a farmer, and lived in the house built 
by his grandfather, the cellar hole of which is still visible. 
Like his father before him, he was identified with the Topsfield 
church. That he was a slave holder is shown by the record of 
the baptism, in 1742, of "Seabrew, Samuel Perley 's negro ser- 
vant man." 

His will and the inventory of his estate are both preserved 
in the Salem registry of Deeds, and are in excellent condition. 

FROM THE WILL OF SAMUEL PERLEY. 

imprimis: I give & bequeath to Ruth my deariy beloved wife the one 
third part of all my Real Estate during her natural life & personall as the 
law directs whom I Ukewise make & ordain my Sole Executrix of this my 
last will & Testament my will is that all my Just debts be paid out of my 
es . . . by my executrix 

item I give my well beloved son to Tvitt Samuel John Nathaniel & 
abraham of the Rest Equailly to be de^^ded among them for quaintity & 
quaility to pay out to the sisters an Equail proportion: & in case any of them 
should die before they Come of age of one & Twenty years Then their parts 
to be equailly de\'ided among the survivers: 

item I give to my two Daughters to witt Ruth and martha forty pounds 
to each of them & in case Either of them Should die before they Come of 
age then their part to be divided among all the children that survive Equailly 
and I do hereby disallow revoke & disannul all & Every other former Testa- 
ment wills Legasies & bequests & Executors by me in any ways before Named 
willed & bequeathed Ratefying & confinn . . this and no other to be my 
last wall & Testament in A^-ittuess wherof I have hereimto Sett my hand & 
Seal the day & year above written 

Signed Sealed Published pronounced 
and declared by sd Samuel SAMUEL PERLEY 

Perley as his Last will and 
Testament in the presents of 
us the subscribers 

JONATHAN PERLEY 
GRACE BUNNELL 
MARK HOW 

Proved in the court at Ipswich, 14 May 1753. 



53 



INVENTORY. 

We the Subscribers being appointed (by ye Honbl. Thos. Berry Esqr. 
Judge of Probate for ye County of Essex) to apprise the Estate of Samuell 
Perley Late of Ipswich j| desd.|| have So dune In ye following manner 



His best Sute of clothes 

a Shurt 

Stockings 

a hat 

Shoes & Shoe Buckels 

a grate Cote 

Lather Britches 

Tow wolling Shurts 

a wigg 

Silver Buttens 

old Clothing 

Books 

Two firearmes 

a cane 

His notes & Bonds 

Two Rasors 

Three Spurr 

a Looking glass 

Best Bead & furniture 

Second Bead & furniture 

7 Cotton & Linning Sheets 
5 Table Cloaths • 
Eight napkins 

2 old Beads & Beding 

a worming Pan 

a Box Iron & heeter 

a case of Draws 

a Chast 

an old Chest of Draws 

a Salt morter 

a Chest 

a Lettel Book 

a Rownd Table 

2 Kitchin Tables 

a Little ovel Table 

a Bread Trough 

8 Black Chears 
10 old Chears 
a meal Chest 

a flax Comb 

an old Brass Kittle 

an Iron Kittle 

2 Iron poots 

7 pewter platters 

3 pewter Basons 
12 pewter plates 

3 pewter porringers 

a Salt Seller 

old pewter 

the best worming pann 

Erthan ware 

Hand Irons one pare 



2—16— 8 

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Three Trammils 

a Cheas press 

4 old Baskits 

an old Chest & 2 boxes 

glass Bottels & tee Cups 

13 pound of wolUngJyarn 

a Lining Wheal 

Sheeps Wooll 

a frying pan 

a Churn 

a Clock Real 

3 Hogsheds 

llBarils 

Dry Casks & Tubs 

Cart & Wheels 

Two Chains 

Horse Tackling 

a Set of Cart Boxes and hooks 

a Bettle & 3 Wedges 

old Iron 

3 pailes & a Bottle 

a Brass Skillet 

a hoe 

a Spanshkle 

2 Ploughs & ploughvlrons 

3 pitch forks 
Three Shovels 

2 yokes & yoke Irons 
a Grinstone Crank 

3 old axes & a Chessel 
an old Sled 

17 Sheep and 11 Lambs 

a mare 

ye Best yoke of oxen 

a yoke of oxen 

2 Cows & Calves 

2 New milk Cows 

a farrow cow 

2 Dry Cows 

2 Two yer old hifTer 

3 yearlands 

4 Hoggs & 3 piggs 
a Saddel & Bridle 
a year old Colt 

8 pe'wter Spoons 

a Raper 

a Chafin Dish 

a meal seve 

flax In the Bundle 

an old Sithe & a hayhook 



The persunal Estate 

2 acres of Land at Reedy marsh 
4 acres of marsh at Paine Crick 



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3 acres called Days marsh 13 — 10 — 00 

2 acres of thatch Bank at Hole Island 10 — — 

£51 : 10 : -0 
The II Homestead || Lands & Buildings 
Lying in Ipswich being 240 Acres £770 — 00 — 00 

JOHN ABBOT 
JONATHAN FOSTER 
THOMAS PERLEY 
Her 
RUTH R PERLEY 
mark 

Essex Ss, Ipswich June 18 1753. 
then Ruth Perley made oath to this Inventory and if any thing further 
appeared she would Cause it to be added 

Before THOMS. BERRY Jd. Prob 

CHILDREN. 

63. Rev. Samuel' Perley, 1742-1831. 

Married his cousin Hephsibah, daughter of John and Mercy (Howe) 

Fowler. 

8 children. 

Samuel Perley was graduated from Harvard College in 1763, 
and afterwards studied under the Rev. George Lesslie. He led 
a company of Volunteers to the battle of Bunker Hill, but arrived 
too late to be of service. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian 
Church in Seabrook, N. H., and his parish was said to be a sort of 
Gretna Green for all the discontented lovers in Massachusetts. 
He preached for a time both in Moultonborough, N. H., and Groton, 
N. H., and afterwards in Gray, Maine, where he served until 1791, 
after which time he did not preach. He practiced medicine during 
and after his ministry, and was a justice of the peace for 21 years. 
He was representative to the General Court, and in 1787, was a 
member of the convention that ratified the federal constitution, 
and voted in favor of its adoption. 

64. Capt. John' Perley, 1743-1811. 

Married 1st., Lucy, daughter of Joseph and Mary Holland. 
Married 2nd., Hannah, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth 
(Appleton) Mighill, 
14 children. 

John Perley marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April 1775, 
in the company of Capt. Abraham Howe. After his second mar- 
riage he lived on the old Mighill homestead, in Rowley, which was 
inherited by his wife. He was very fond of trees, and many that 
he set out, are still standing. 



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65. Capt. Nathaniel^ Perley, 1745-1779. 
Married Sarah Dutch, of Ipswich, 

6 children. 

Nathaniel Perley was in the company of Minute Men that 
marched on the Lexington Alarm, under the command of Capt. 
Daniel Rogers. He afterwards became a successful privateer, 
and was commissioned commander of ''The Success," 15 Aug. 
1776. This vessel was captured by the British, with all on board. 
Being an officer he refused to do menial duty, and was instantly 
shot. 

66. RuTH^ Perley. 1747-1769. 

Married, Jonathan, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Blunt) Ames, 
of Boxford. 
1 child. 

Ruth (Perley) Ames was believed to have been poisoned by 
her mother-in-law, who was tried for murder, but acquitted. In 
accordance with a superstition of the times, the dead body was 
covered with a sheet, and all persons present were asked to touch the 
corpse, the belief being that when the murderer performed this 
ceremony, blood would flow and stain the sheet. Mrs. Ames and 
her son Jonathan refused to do this. So great was the hostility 
against them, that the Ames estate was sold, and the family moved 
to parts unknown. A full account of the affair can be found in 
the Essex Antiquarian, Vol. II, page 1. 

67. Dr. Abraham^ Perley, 1749-1776. 

Dr. Abraham Perley settled in New Gloucester, Me., for the prac- 
tice of his profession, where he remained but a short time, dying 
unmarried, at the home of his brother. Rev. Samuel Perley, at the 
early age of twenty-six. 

68. MARTHA^ PERLEY, 1752-1837. 

Married SAMUEL PORTER. 1746-1833. (See Porter Family.) 



PEDIGREE m. 

The Dodge Family. 

Not much has been published in reference to the Dodge 
family previous to their emigration to America, though it is 
well known that the English family flourished in Shropshire 
and Somersetshire, and that the name was spelled Doidge. Mr. 
Joseph T. Dodge, of Madison, Wisconsin, has compiled a very 
complete and painstaking genealogy of the American Dodges, 
which is recommended to those who wish more detailed inform- 
ation of these kinsmen. 

69. 

JOHN DODGE, 

Lived in the parish of Middlechinnock, Somersetshire, 
England. 

Married MARGERY 

In his will he mentions his wife, Margery, his sons Michael, 
William, Richard, his daughter Mary, and two grandsons, both 
named John. 

CHILDREN. • 

70. Richard^ Dodge, 1602-167 L 
Married Edith .... 

7 children. 

Richard Dodge first came to Salem, but finally settled in North 
Beverly. He was a quiet man, who gave his attention chiefly to 
farming and domestic affairs. He was a loyal member of the church, 
to which he was a generous contributor, and gave the land for a 
cemetery. His interest in education is shown by the fact that his 
name heads the list ot twenty-one subscribers to a fund for Har- 
vard College, and that he gave four times as much as any of the 
others. 

71. WILLIAM^ DODGE, 1604-1692. (See beyond.) 
Married ELIZABETH .... 



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72. Mary Dodge, lived and died in England. 

73. Michael Dodge, lived in the parish of East Coker, 
Somersetshire, England. His son, 

74. William^ Dodge came to America, and settled in 
Beverly, where he was commonly known as Coker William Dodge. 
He married Elizabeth Haskell, and had 6 children. 

71. 

WILLIAM^ DODGE, 

Born in England about 1604; died between 1685 and 1692. 
Married ELIZABETH 

William Dodge came to New England in the "Lyons 
Whelpe," in the year 1629, the ship he came in being one of the 
fleet of Gov. Winthrop, which brought about forty planters, 
chiefly from Somersetshire and Dorsetshire. A letter to Gov. 
Winthrop describes him as "a skilful husbandman", and asks 
that he be given ''ye charge of ye team of horses". He lived 
in Beverly, where he became a useful and influential citizen, 
being elected or appointed to serve the town in many ways, 
.... selectman, grand juryman, trial juryman, on church 
and town committees, and deputy to the General Court. In 
1685, he disposed of his landed estate by deed, imposing on his 
son William the duty of "paying to my brother if he come to 
New England and dwell in this town of Beverly £5 per annum 
as long as he shall dwell here." 

CHILDREN. 

75. JosiAH- DoDGE; killed by the Indians during the Narra- 
ganset war, 1676. 

76. Capt. John" Dodge, 1636-1723. 
Married, 1st., Sarah Proctor, of Ipswich. 
Married, 2nd., Mrs. Elizabeth (Tenney) Woodbury. 
7 children. 

Capt. John Dodge lived in Beverly, where he owned a mill at 
the head of Beverly Cove. He served in the war against the Narra- 
gansets, 1676, and was prominent in the affairs of the colony, 
being on many committees, and serving as representative to the 
General Court. 



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77. Capt. William' Dodge, 1640-1720. 
Married 1st., Mrs. Mary (Conant) Balch. 
Married 2nd., Mrs. Joanna (Hale) Larkin. 
Married 3rd., Mrs. Mary Creatty. 

10 children. 

Capt. William Dodge inherited the homestead in Beverly, 
where he lived, and where he was much engaged in public affairs. 
He gained great distinction by his services in the Narraganset 
war. The record of his services to the colony makes a long list, 
and includes nearly every office in the gift of the people. 

78. HANNAH' DODGE, Born 24 July 1642; died 2 Jan. 
1688, aged 45 years. 

Married 1st., SAMUEL' PORTER. (No. 3, Porter Family.) 
Married 2nd., Thomas, son of Humphrey and Elizabeth Woodbury, 
of Beverly, where he owned large estates. 

CHILDREN. 

10. JOHN' PORTER, 1658-1753. (See Porter Family.) 
Married LYDIA HERRICK. 1661-1737. (See Herrick Family.) 

79. William" Woodbury, 1662-1725. 
Married Joanna Wheeler. 

9 children. 

80. Samuel" Woodbury, 1666-1689. 

81. Thomas" Woodbury, 1667-1698. 
Married Abigail .... 

5 children. 

82. Israel" Woodbury, 1670- 

83. Hannah" Woodbury, 1672- 
Married John Ober, of Beverly. 

84. Elizabeth" Woodbury, 1676-1748. 
Married Joseph Herrick. 

5 children. 

85. A daughter," 1679- Died young. 

86. Susanna" Woodbury, 1680-1716. 

87. Jonathan" Woodbury, 1682-1774. 
Married Eleanor Ellinwood. 

13 children. 



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PEDIGREE IV. 

The Herricfc Family. 

(Eirikr, Eric, Erick, Ericke, Erek, Eyrek, Eyreck, Eyrick, 
Eyricke, Eyryk, Eyryck, Erryk, Hearick, Herik, Herick, Hericke, 
Heryck, Heyrick, Hericke, Heyricke, Heyrick, Herriek) 

This name is of Scandinavian origin, and is the northern 
form of Enrique, Enrico, Henricus and Henry of southern 
nations. Instead of using this name, some members of the 
family called themselves de Stretton, from their place of resi- 
dence, 

"The Eyricks were seated, at a very remote period, at Great 
Stretton, Leicester Co., in that respectable line of life, so justly 
the pride of an Englishman, free tenants of their own lands, 
two virgates of which they held under the Abbey of Leicester, 
on the payment of an annual quit rent to the king of a pound of 
pepper". Dean Swift says, "There is a tradition that the most 
ancient family of the Ericks derive their lineage from Erick 
the Forester, a great commander, who raised an army to oppose 
the invasion of William the Conqueror, by whom he was van- 
quished, but afterwards employed to command that prince's 
forces, and in his old age retired to his house in Leicestershire, 
where he ended a stormy and eventful life, and where his family 
hath continued ever since." 

In the year 1901, the compiler of this volume had the 
pleasure of calling at Beaumanor Park Hall, Loughborough, 
Leicester Co., England, for several centuries past, the home of 
the Herricks. Beaumanor is one of those great estates, so 
common in England. "As far as the eye can reach, all the land 
belongs to Beaumanor," we were told. The house, situated 
some two miles from the park entrance, is a large modem resi- 
dence, surrounded by fine lawns and gardens. Three other 



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buildings have stood on this site, the first one having been built 
in 1340. 

From the very nature of the case, any pedigree that goes 
back into the Middle Ages must be largely legendary, and this 
one is no exception. The ancient authorities, like many modern 
ones, vary in their accounts, and there are always gaps in such 
a lineage. In early times, it was considered discreditable for a 
man to die of illness in bed, and when such a calamity occurred 
in a household, the victim was seldom mentioned afterwards. 
A son with such a paternity, would like to have it forgotten, 
and would talk of his grandfather and great-grandfather, who 
perished on the battle field, but would not mention the father 
who died a natural death. Many other such pedigrees might 
be printed here, but this one is given as a fair sample of them 
all. 

In the following pedigree, the names from Siwald III, to 
Harold Gormson are taken from "The Danish History of Saxo 
Grammaticus, " the earliest Danish historian, who flourished 
in the Middle Ages. The others are taken from ''The History 
and Anticj[uities of Leicester County" by John Nichols, and from 
the Herrick Genealogy, by Gen. Jedediah and Lucius C. Herrick, 
M. D. 

The Herrick coat of arms bears a bull's head as a crest, and 
the motto is "Virtus omnia Nobilitat." 

88. Siwald III, King of Denmark, had a son, 

89. Snio, of whom many romantic tales were told. He 
married the daughter of the king of the Goths. They had a son, 

90. BiORN, who had a son, 

91. Hakald II, whose son, 

92. GoRM I, married a Swedish woman. Gorm cared more 
for knowledge than for war, and was highly honored among the 
Danes. He travelled much, even reaching Iceland. His son, 

93. GoTRic, or Gothry, or Godfred, flourished about 800. 
He married a daughter of Gaut, King of Norway. He was a suc- 
cessful warrior, and added much to his kingdom. He is the first 
of the genuinely historic Danes. His daughter, 

94. Elsa, married Siward II, also called Siward Ring, of 
Norway. Their son, 



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95. Ragnar Lodbrok, flourished in the 9th century. He 
married Thora, daughter of Herraud, or Heroth, of the old line of 
Swedish kings. Ragnar was a genuine viking, and a great hero 
among the Danes. He received his name Lodbrok (Shaggy- 
Breeches) from his father-in-law. King Herraud offered his daughter 
in marriage to any one who would slay two snakes that were rav- 
aging his kingdom. Ragnar dressed himself in very wooly clothes, 
plunged into the river and allowed the water to freeze his garments 
stiff, and then attacked and killed the serpents. When Herraud 
saw him in this array, he called out "Lodbrok" and the name 
ever clung to him. He was in a state of continual war, and was 
finally captured by the English, who threw him into a dungeon 
with venomous reptiles, and left him to perish. His son, 

96. SiwARD ni, was Earl of Scotland, and King of Den- 
mark. He received the Danish kingdom by a sovereign vote of 
the people. "He liked better to be famous with the gowm than 
with the sword," and for many years he was neither attacked by 
his enemies, nor did he attack them. His son, 

97. Erik, the Christian, began life emulating the deeds 
of his grandfather, but later became a Christian. He married a 
daughter of the Earl Harald of Jutland. Their son, 

98. Kanute I, was a man of great ability and integrity, 
but remained a pagan to the end of his days. His son, 

99. Frotha VI, or Erode, died young. His son, 

100. GoRM II, the Englishman, ruled for a time both in 
England and Denmark, but later allowed England to slip out of 
his control. His son, 

101. Harald III, devoted himself to preserving his king- 
dom rather than extending it. His son, 

102. GoRMO III, L' Ancient, Tardus, reigned from 860 to 
936. He married Thyra, daughter of Ethelred the Unready, King 
of England and grand-daughter of Alfred the Great. Gorm was 
very famous in his times, and added greatly to his kingdom, and 
was the first to rule all Denmark. He was the last of the pagan 
kings, though he married a Christian woman. His son, 

103. Harald IV, also called Harald Gormson, and Blaatand 
(Bluetooth) ; married Gynthia, Queen of Sweden. He was enthroned 
946. His son, 

104. Ericke, invaded England, but was conquered and 
compelled to settle in East Anglia, now known as Leicestershire. 
He is known in history as "Ericke, King of those Danes who hold 
the Countrie of East Angle." He was the great-grandfather of, 



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105. Eric, the Forester, who owned extensive domains 
along the sources of the Severn and on the borders of Wales. From 
him was descended; 

106. Eyryk of Great Stretton, who lived in the times of 
Henry III. He had a son, 

107. Henry Eyryk, of Great Stretton, living in the 12th 
Century, who had a son, 

108. John Eyryk, of Great Stretton, whose son, 

109. Robert Eyrek, of Stretton, married Joanna . . . 
They had a son, 

110. Sir William Eyryk, also known as Sir William de 
Stretton; Knight; he was living in 1355. From him was descended, 

111. Robert Eyricke, of Houghton-on-the-Hill, who was 
living in 1450; he married Agnes . . . Their son, 

112. THOMAS EYRICK, gentleman, of Houghton, died 1518. 
He settled in Leicester, and his is the first of the name on the books 
of the corporation, where he is recorded as a member of that body 
in 1511, He is buried in St. Martin's Church. His son, 

113. JOHN HEYRICK, of Leicester, was born about 1513; 
died 2 April 1589. 

Married Mary, daughter of John Bond, of Wardende, (Little 
Bromwich) Warwickshire. Her portrait is to be found in NichoU 's 
History of Leicester Co., the original of which hangs in Beau- 
manor Park Hall. She lived to be 97 years old. Her grandfather, 
Thomas Bond, was mayor of Coventry in 1497, and was a noted 
man in his times. He was much given to works of benevolence, 
and founded a hospital. His son, 

114. Sir WILLIAM HERRICK, born about 1557; died 
20 March 1652. 

Married, 6 May 1596, Joan, daughter of RICHARD and MARY 
(HILLDERSON) MAY, of London. She was born in 1578 and 
died 3 July 1645. 

Sir William Herrick, the most illustrious member of this 
family "was a man of great abilities and address, remarkably 
handsome in person, and high in the confidence of Queen Elizabeth 
and James I, and by honorable services to both, acquired a large 
property." He was in business for himself, being "gooldsmyth 
at the Rose in Cheapside." He was not only the court banker, 
but also Teller of the Exchequer, and member of parliament, 
serving several terms. About 1595 he bought Beaumanor Park, 
and retired to private life, devoting himself to the care of his estates. 
In 1605 he was knighted by King James "for making a hole in the 



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great diamond the King did wear. " Fine portraits of Sir William 
and Lady Joan hang in the dining room at Beaumanor, his bearing 
the date 1628, and hers the inscription 

"Art may hir outside thus present to view 
How faire within no art or tongue can shew." 

The following inscription may still be seen on the north wall 
of St. Martin's Church in Leicester. 

Mors mihi lucrum. 
Hie sepultuni jacet corpus Guliemus Herrick 
de Beaumanor, in com Lecestriae, equilis aurati; 
qui matrimonis junctus erat Joannae May 
filiae Ricardi May, de Mayfield, in com Sussexicae 
armigeri; ex qui general 7 filios et 5 filias. 
Tandem, anno D'ni 1652. Martii 20. aetatis 96, 
obdormuit in Dominus. 

115. 
HENRY^ HERRICK, 

Fifth son of SIR WILLIAM HERRICK, born at Beau- 
manor Park, Loughborough, Leicester Co., England, in 1604; 
died in Salem, Mass., 1671. 

Married EDITH, daughter of HUGH and ALICE LASKEN, 
of Salem. She was born 1614, and w^as living in 1677. 

Little has been found in reference to the Lasken Family. 
In 1635 Hugh Lasken was one of the proprietors of Salem; 
1636, church member; and in 1654 he sold his dwelling house 
together with ninety acres of upland and six acres of meadow 
to Roger Haskell. The inventory of his estate was taken 21 
March 1659, and Henry Herrick was appointed administrator. 

Just when Henry Herrick came to America is not knowTi, 
but it is probable that he first went to Virginia, and from there 
to Salem, where he settled at Cape-Ann-Syde, now Beverly. 
Soon after his arrival in Salem, he bought large tracts of land, 
and gave a large farm to each of his sons. He was himself a 
farmer in easy circumstances, and devoted himself to the care 
of his estates. He was a Puritan, and he and his wife were among 
the founders of the First Church in Beverly. That he was a 
man in advance of the times in w^hich he lived is shown by the 
following extracts from the records of the Essex County Court. 



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"Henerie Hericke and his wife Edith are fined 10s and lis for costs of court 
for aiding and comforting an excommunicated person contrary to order." 

"Henry Herrick and Benjamin Balch fined for entertaining Nicholas 
Dickap. " Nicholas Dickap's sole offence was that he was a stranger in 
Beverly. 

Henry Herrick had a large family of children, twelve sons, 
it is said, and several daughters; but those given here are the 
only ones that lived to adult life. 

WILL. 

I, HENRY HERRICK, of the towoi of Beverly in the county of Essex 
in New England being in a decaying estate of body but perfect in mynd and 
memorye through the Lords mercy do hereby make my last will and testa- 
ment whereby I committing my body to the earth and my Soule to the mercy 
of god in Christ Jesus. I dispose of my estate in order following. 

Imps. I give unto my Deare and lo\nng vdie Edith the westward-most 
halfe of my now dwelling house, that is the lower roome and leantoo behind 
it, together wdth free egress and ingress in and out of it, and also, the use of 
the cellar, well, yard and housings and garden these to have and enioy Dureing 
her naturall life, further I give to my sd wife four of my best milch cows & 

4 sheepe which she shall choose and all my house-hold stufe, these to be at 
her absolute free disposal, also I give unto my sd wife the sixt part of the 
fruits that shall be raysed from the corne lands and Orchard wch I leave to 
my executor Henry and in the possession of my sonn lohn. Also I give unto 
my sonn Thomas all my wearing appearell except my best great coat, & that 
20 acres of land where his house standeth, with ten pounds to be payed to 
my sonn lohn wn my executor seeth need to supplye his wants. And if in 
case he Uve and die a single pson the lands shall remaine to my sonns Ephraim 
& Joseph, equally devided & the ten pounds to my son Benjan>in, if not make 
use of to supply him. Also I give my son Zachry one hundred Acres of land 
lying in Birch plaine wch I bought of Francis & Henry Skerry of Salem with 

5 acres of meadow lying in Wenham meadow belonging to it, and 16 acres of 
land more or lesse wherein his house standeth & fenced in by him. Also I 
give my sons Ephraim, Joseph & lohn that farme I bought of Mr. Allford 
the 20 acres jinen to Thomas being first measured out to him, the rest to 
be equally de\ided betweene them three, yet so that Ephraim and Joseph 
may inioy what they have improved and fenced, and lohn what is improved 
by Henry, so as to pay the sixt part of the p'duce to my wife before expresst. 
Also I give to my sonn lohn the tw^o lotts I bought of Henry Rennolds of 
Salem & Richard Kimbal of Wenham. Also my Sonn lohn is to have two 
acres of meadow in Bouncares meadow. Also the bedding he lyeth upon, and 
my cart and plow with the chaine thereof. Also I give Ephraim moreover 
one milch cow and my best great coate and unto Joseph I give moreover 
two ewe sheep and my timber chain. I give unto ny son Beniamyn all 
that pasture land called my enghsh pasture, wch. joyneth on the east syde 
to Andrew Eliott, lyeing betweene the countrye highway & the mill river, 
I say all that land lying on the southeast syde of the sd country highway 
the wch pasture land with its appurtenances, my will is shall remaine in the 
hands of my sonn Henry to improve until Beniamyn be 21 years of age and 
in case he dye before he be 21 years of age I give the sayd land to my sonn 
Henry, he paying unto my children Zachry Ephraim Joseph & EUzabeth 
four pounds apeace. Also I give to my daughter EUzabeth forty pounds 
viz. 14 lbs. to be payd by my sonn Henry within three months after the 
confirmation of my will and the rest to be made up in 3 cows & movables 
allready in her possession. And to lohn the youngest yoke of stears, and 



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whatsoever I give unto any of my children heerin mentioned by this will, I 
give to them their heires executors administrators & assigns forever And 
for the rest of my estate not above mentioned I give it all to my sonn Heniy, 
he paying unto his mother the sixt part of the increase of the come land & 
orchard during her Ufe, and p'\ading for the wintering of four cows 4 sheepe 
& her firewood redy cut for fire at the dore, for all the year long, and Uberty 
to keep 3 swine at the dore. (I give my son Ephraim one acre of meadow 
in buncars Joseph 3 acres of meadow in bimcars) And to have the p'per 
use of the parlour & leantoo behind it with free egress & regress to houseing 
yards for her necessary occasions as is expressed during her life. I say these 
things premised. I give my sonn Henry my dwelUng-house out-houseing 
orchard & tillage land meadows pasture & woodland with my stock & what- 
ever else wthin dores & wthout, not above excepted making this my sayd 
sonn Henry my sole executrix of this my last will. 

IN \\^TNESS AVHEREOF, I have set my hand this 24 November 1670. 

HENRY HERICK 
In the presents of: 

ROBERT MORGAN 

NEHEMIAH GROVER. 

Mr. John Hale and Capt. Thomas Lathrop chosen overseers of this will. 

Robert Morgan & Nehemiah Grover testified upon oath in Court held at 
Ipswich the 28 March 1671 to be the last will & testament of Henry Herick 
to the best of their knowledge & that they know" of no other. 

As attest. Robert Lord, clerk. 

CHILDREN. 

116. Thomas^ Herrick, birth not recorded. 
Married Hannah Ordway. 

117. Zacharie^ Herrick, 1636-1695. 

Married Mary, daughter of Richard and Edith Dodge. 
8 children. 

118. Ephraim- Herrick, 1638- 
Married Mary Cross, of Salem. 

8 children. 

119. HENRY' HERRICK, 1640-1702. (See beyond.) 
Married LYDIA .... 1643-1669. 

Married Mrs. Sarah Giddings. 

120. Joseph' Herrick, 1644-1717. 
Married Sarah Leach. 

Married Mary Endicott. 
Married Mary March. 
13 children. 

Joseph Herrick lived at Cherry Hill, and was prominent in 
public affairs. He occupied many responsible positions, and was 
representative to the General Court for four years. 

121. Elizabeth' Herrick, 1647-1727. 

Married Philip, son of Joseph and Martha (Kimball) Fowler, 
of Ipswich. 
9 children. 



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Philip Fowler was an attorney, and one of the leading men of 
Ipswich. He had a very superior education, considering the times 
in which he lived. In addition to the Fowler homestead, given 
him by his grandfather, he acquired a large property by his own 
efforts. 

122. John' Herrick, 1650-1680. 

Married Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Gould) Redding- 
ton. 

3 children. 

123. BENJAmN^ Herrick, -1677. 

Benjamin Herrick died intestate, his brothers Zacharie and 
Ephraim being appointed administrators. His estate was divided 
equally among his brothers and sisters, excepting Thomas, who 
got nothing. His mother had the income of his real estate during 
her life. 



119. 
HENRY^HERRICK, 

Baptized 16 Jan. 1640; died June 1702. 

Married 1st., LYDIA . . . . , who died 1669, age about 
26 years. 

Married 2nd., Sarah, widow of Lieut. John Giddings, of 
Gloucester. 

Henry Herrick lived in Beverly, on the homestead, which 
he inherited from his father, and which remained in the posses- 
sion of his descendants for many generations. He was not 
prominent in public affairs, but devoted himself wholly to the 
management of his estate. 

His will, dated 2 Oct. 1700, is still preserved at Salem, 
but is in a very dilapidated condition. In it he mentions his 
wife Sarah; his sons Samuel, Jonathan, and Joseph; his daughters 
Lydia Porter and Elizabeth, wife of Isaac Woodbury; makes 
his son Joseph executor. He gives to his son Samuel "all 
that piece of land on which his house now standeth"; to Jona- 
than, "all that piece of land that he now posseseth, that I bought 
of John Rayment" also "a piece of meadow Lyeing in a place 
called Lord's Marsh", and another "parcel of land Lyeing on 
the West Side of Wenham Pond". "I give and bequeath 
unto my daughter Lidia Porter the Sum of five pounds to be 



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paid Within the space of one year after my Decease by my 
executor herein named Considering what I have already given 
her att her Marriage". 

He made a similar bequest to his daughter Elizabeth. 
Joseph received the homestead, and was the residuary legatee. 

CHILDREN. 

124. LYDIA^ HERRICK, 1661-1737. 

Married JOHN PORTER, 1658-1753. (See Porter Family.) 

125. Capt. Joseph^ Herrick, 1666-1726. 

Married Mary, daughter of Capt. William and Mary (Conant) 
Dodge. 

Married Mrs. Mary (Thaxter) Cushing, of Hingham. 
5 children mentioned in his will. 

126. Elizabeth^ Herrick, 

Married Isaac, son of Nicholas and Anna (Paulsgrave) Wood- 
bury. 

127. Samuel' Herrick, 1670-1743. 
Married Sarah Leach, of Salem. 

10 children. 

128. Jonathan' Herrick, 1672-1724. 

Married Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. William and Mary 
(Conant) Dodge. 

Married Bithiah, daughter of John and Bithiah (IMansfield) 
Conant. 

11 children. 



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PEDIGREE V. 

The Smith Family, 

129. 
JAiMES' SMITH, 

(Smyth, Smythe.) 

Died in Woolwich, Maine, 1660. 
Married ELIZABETH .... 

She married 2nd., Richard Hammond, who was killed by 
the Indians, 14 Aug. 1676. She married 3rd., Capt. John Rawdon 
of the Sagadahoc militia. 

James Smith is said to have come from Cornwall, England, 
and he lived on a large farm which he bought from the Indian 
chief, Robin Hood. It was situated on the east bank of the 
Kennebec river. He appeared at the first court, Ashley House, 
and was appointed first recorder. 

8 May 1648. "Be is known" . . . "that I, Ramegin, soe called by 
my Indian name, or Robinhood, soe called by English name, Sagamore of 
Negusset [or Negausseag] doe freely sell \Tito James Smith" .... 
"part of my land, beginning at Merry-meeting Cove, and soe do^mward to 
the maine riuer \'nto a rocke, called Winslowe's Rocke, in the long reach, 
and in breadth eastward over the httle riuer running through the great mersh, 
with the privlidges reserved to me as huntinge, fowleing, fishing and other 
games." Smith was to pay him or his heirs on the first of November annu- 
ally "one peck of Indian corn." 

(Drake's Book of the Indians, Vol. Ill, page 100.) 

Richard Hammond, with his family, sixteen persons in 
all, lived in a fort on the Kennebec river, which fort he probably 
built himself. He carried on trade with the Indians, and they 
believed that he had cheated them. On the evening of the 13th 
of Aug. 1676, a party of Indians appeared at Mr. Hammond's 
house and their behaviour so frightened a young girl in the 
family, that she withdrew into a field of com, and made her 
way several miles to the house of friends, whom she alarmed, 



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and with them escaped. Mr. Hammond, and his step-son, 
Samuel Smith, were killed, as were some of the servants. The 
rest of the family were carried into captivity. When released, the 
Smith brothers, James, Walter, and Hazadiah, settled in Beverly . 

PETITION OF ELIZABETH RAWDON. 

"The humble Peticon of EUza: formerly the ^ife of Rich'd. Hammons 
now the wife of John Rawdon, That yo'r Peticon'r in the late Indian warrs 
being possest of a Plentifull Estate in Mills & other things w'ch was much 
damnified Burnt & wasted by the Indians yo'r Peticon'rs husband slain 
w'th her son & Servants and yo'r poore Peticon'r taken Captive afterward 
Maj'r Walden was sent to the Eastward w'th Comition to redeem Captives 
he Vtterly Destroyed the Remainder of yo'r Peticon'rs Estate by Cutting 
of her Mills, Spoyling her Smith shop & Carrjdng away her Iron work etc. 
The Premises Considered by your Excell'cy yo'r Humble Peticon'r humbly 
Prayes yo'r Excell'cys Warr't to bring the sayd Maj'r Walden before yo'r 
Excell'y to answer her Complaint" etc. ELI: RAWDON. 

CHILDREN. 

130. HAZADIAH^ SMITH, 1657-1735. (See beyond.) 
Married HANNAH GROVER. 1662-1751. (See Grover Family.) 

131. James' Smith, -1714. 

Married Margaret, daughter of Walter Phillips. 
10 children. 

132. Walter'' Smith? 

133. Samuel' Smith, killed by the Indians, 1676. 

130. 
HAZADIAH" SMITH, 

Bom about 1657; died about 1735. 

Married, 27 May 1684, HANNAH, daughter of JOHN and 
SARAH (BARNEY) GROVER, of Beverly. She was born 9 
Nov. 1662; admitted to full communion in the First Church 
in Beverly, 1 March 1702; dower set off to her, 22 March 1735; 
divided among her heirs, 16 Sept. 1751. (See Grover Family.) 

Hazadiah Smith was a carpenter, and lived in Beverly. 
1690, he was Sergeant under Capt. Rayment, in the expedition 
against Crown Point. A receipt at the Salem Registry of Deeds, 
dated 4 April 1692, is as follows: 

I Hisadiah Smith of the Towne of Beverly in the County of Essex in New 
England and Hanah my wife for & in Consideration of the Sum of fifteen 



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pounds in good Currant pay & one Cow & one yoak of oxen and * * * 
timber to our full content & Satisfaction to the valine of the f jU sum afore- 
said to us in hand alreadie paid by Jacob Barney of Salem of the Same County 
as afore said due to us by legacy from the Said Bamy given to us by our 
grandfather Jacob Barney Senr Deed." 

Hazadiah Smith died intestate, and the settlement of his 
estate devolved upon his son Samuel, who is called the "eldest 
son," the widow Hannah Smith declining to serve as adminis- 
tratrix. James, Samuel, Nehemiah, Jonathan, and Josiah, all 
give bonds and pay to Nehemiah Porter, in right of his wife 
Hannah. 

CHILDREN. 
(All but Hazadiah baptized 1 Nov. 1702.) 

134. Samuel^ Smith, -1744. 
Married Elizabeth Hayward. 

135. Hazadiah' Smith, Jun., 1686-1732. 
Married Anna Woodbury. 

11 children. 

136. James' Smith, -1754. 
Married Sarah Cressey. 

1 son. 

137. HANNAH' SMITH. 

Married NEHEMIAH PORTER, 1692-1784. (See Porter Family.) 

138. NEHEmAH' Smith, 1699-1751. 
Married Martha Ellinwood. 

6 children. 

139. Jonathan' Smith, -1751. 
Married Rebekah Wood. 

5 children. 

140. Joshua' Smith, -1752. 
Married Martha Trelance. 

3 children. 



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PEDIGREE VI. 

The Gfovef Family. 

141. 
JOHN' GROVER, 

Probably son of Edmund^ Grover; bom 1628; died Aug. 
1716. 

Married, 13 May 1656, SARAH, daughter of JACOB and 
ELIZABETH BARNEY, of Salem; she died Nov. 1662, (See 
Barney Family.) 

28 Jan. 1684. "I the said John Grover for love & afection 
that I the said John Grover Senr doe bear unto Hazadiah Smith 
of ye same place Carpenter as Likewise considering I have 
Given my daughter in Marriage to ye said Azadiah Smith" 
conveys to him an acre of land. 

CHILDREN. 

142. John' Grover, -1695 
Married Margaret 

143. Sarah" Grover, 1659- 

144. Abigail' Grover, was living in Beverly, 1692. 

145. Hannah' Grover, died young. 

146. HANNAH' GROVER, 1662-1751. 

Married HAZADIAH SMITH. 1657-1735. (See Smith Family.) 



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PEDIGREE VIL 

The Barney Family. 

147. 
EDWARD BARNEY, 

Yeoman, of Braddenham, Buckingham Co., England, near 
Windsor. 

Married ISBELL, probably daughter of JOHN ROOLES, 
of the neighboring town of Turfile. 

9 Oct. 1643, Edward Barney made his will, in which he 
mentions his "son Jacob Barney if he be living at the time of 
my death, and come over into England." 

148. 
JACOB' BARNEY, 

Born in England about IGOO; died in Salem, 28 April 1673. 
Married ELIZABETH . . . , who survived him. 

Jacob Barney came to America in 1634 and settled in Salem, 
where he carried on the business of a tailor. He was a large 
land holder, and served the community in various ways. He 
was many times trial and grand juror, often selectman, and 
several times elected to the General Court. He had the courage 
to oppose the General Court which had decided against a freer 
franchise. Felt calls him "an intelligent citizen", and says 
"the loss of such men as Mr. Barney is not easily supplied." 
In the settlement of his estate, mention is made of the widow 
Elizabeth, his "only son Jacob", "our son and our daughter 
John Grover and Hannah Grover" as well as Sarah and Abigail 
Grover, and his son-in-law Jolm Cromwell is called an heir. 
The inventory covers two finely written pages, and all the 
papers are in a good state of preservation. 



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CHILDREN. 

149. Rev. Jacob^ Barney, born in England. 
Married 1st., Hannah Johnson, of Salem, 
Married 2nd., Ann Witt, of Lynn. 

14 children. 

Rev. Jacob Barney was a Baptist minister, and founded 
churches in Charlestown and Swansea, and was probably one of 
the founders of the Fiist Baptist Church in Boston. 

150. John' Barney. 1639- 

151. Hannah' Barney, 

Married John Cromwell, of Salem. , 

No children. 

152. SARAH' BARNEY, -1662. 

Married JOHN GROVER, 1628-1716. (See Grover Family.) 



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PEDIGREE VIIL 

The Trumbull Family. 

(Tumbull, Trumbel, Trumble.) 

This family traces its ancestry back to a Scotch peasant, 
who having both strength and courage, saved the Hfe of King 
Robert the Bruce, from an attack of a wild bull in Stirling Park. 
King Robert gave him the name of Turnbull, the estate of 
Badyreul, near Peebles, and the arms which have since been 
borne by his descendants. On the coat of arms are three 
bull's heads, with a bull's head for a crest, and the motto is 
" Fortuni Favet Audaci. " 

"Bold was the chief from whom their line they drew, 

Whose nervous arm the furious bison slew; 
The bison, fiercest race of Scotia's breed, 

Whose bounding course outstripped the red deer's speed. 
By hunters chafed, encircled on the plain, 

He, frowning, shook his yellow lion mane, 
Spurned with black hoof, in bursting rage, the ground, 

And fiercely tossed his moony horns around. 
On Scotia's Lord he rushed with lightning speed, 

Bent his strong neck to toss the startled steed; 
His arms robust the hardy hunter flung 

Around his bending horns, and upward wrung. 
With writhing force his neck retorted round, 

And rolled the panting monster on the ground. 
Crushed with enormous strength his bony skull; 

And courtiers hailed the man who turned the bull." 

— {Ley den's Scenes of Infancy.) 

153. 
JOHN^ TRUMBULL, 

Bom in England; died in Rowley, Mass., 17 July 1657. 

Married, 7 July 1635, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 
ELLEN CHANDLER, who died in 1649. 

Married 2nd., Ann, widow of Michael Hopkinson, of Rowley, 
who survived him. 



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John Trumbull was living in Roxbury in 1639, where he was 
one of the first members of the Apostle Eliot's church. He soon 
moved to Rowley, where his life was spent, and where he followed 
the trade of a cooper. 1640, freeman; 1643, received 31 acres 
of land; 1650, selectman; 1651, was paid 6s-8d for ''keeping the 
booke;" 1652, on a committee to lay out highways; 1654, among 
the town charges is one "John Trumbel for warning towne meet- 
ings and for scoleing and 1 day at court, 8s; " 1655, he succeeded 
Francis Parret as town clerk and continued in that office until 
his death; his records are still preserved, and are written in a remark- 
ably clear and legible hand. After his death, his family received 
pay for his "Keepeing a scoole. " 

The descendants of John Trumbull have erected a mon- 
ument to his memory in the old graveyard at Rowley, bearing 
the following inscription. 

IN MEMORY OF 

JOHN TRUMBLE 

one of the early settlers 

OF ROWLEY. 

HE WAS A TEACHER 

AND TOWN CLERK. 

HE DIED 

JULY 17 1657. 

AND HIS WIFE 

ELLEN 

WHO DIED 1648-9. 

CHILDREN. 

154. 'Beriah^ Trumbull, born in England; died young. 

155. Lieut. John^ Trumbull, 1639-1691. 

Married Deborah, daughter of William and Joan Jackson. 
5 children. 

1668, Lieut. John Trumbull was granted 70 acres of land; 
1670, ordained deacon; 1685, appointed ensign, and later lieutenant; 
he was one of the owners of a thousand acres of land in Dedham, 
probably inherited from his father. 

156. Hannah^ Trumbull, 1640- 

157. JuDAH^ Trumbull, 1643-1692. 
Married Mary .... 

8 children. 



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Judah Trumbull moved to Suffield, Conn., where he was one 
of the thirty-nine qualified voters at the first town meeting. 1674, 
he was granted 50 acres of land, and in 1680, received 10 acres more. 
He was elected selectman, town surveyor, and constable. 

158. RUTH'' TRUMBULL, 1645- 

Married SAMUEL PERLEY. 1640-1725. (See Perley Family.) 

159. Joseph^ Trumbull, 1647-1684. 

Married Hannah, daughter of Hugh and Mary Smith, of Rowley. 

6 children. 

Joseph Trumbull sold his property in Rowley, and moved to 
Suffield, Conn., where he followed the occupation of a farmer. 
1674, he had a grant of 50 acres of land, and later received 10 acres 
more. His homestead and that of his brother Judah lay contiguous 
on the banks of the Connecticut river. Like his brother, he was 
one of the few qualified voters of the first town meeting. He had 
many distinguished descendants, among them being his grandson, 
Jonathan Trumbull, for 14 years Governor of Connecticut, and 
the original of the "Brother Jonathan" so familiar to us all in 
political cartoons; his great grandson, Jonathan Trumbull, for 
eleven years Governor of Connecticut; John Trumbull, the eminent 
artist; Rev. Benjamin Trumbull, the historian; and John Trum- 
bull, the poet. 

160. Abigail' Trumbull, 1651-1735. 

Married Joseph, son of Richard and Edna (Holstead) Bailey. 
10 children. 

Joseph Bailey lived in that part of Rowley which became 
Bradford, and which is now known as Groveland. He was one of 
the leading citizens in civil, military, and ecclesiastical affairs. 
He was selectman for 23 years, and deacon in the First Parish 
church from the time of its foundation until his death. 

161. Mary' Trumbull, 1654-1715. 
Married Joseph Kilborne. 

7 children. 



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PEDIGREE XI. 

The Dresser Family. 

(Drese, Dreser, Druser, Drusure.) 
162 
JOHN! DRESSER, 
Buried 19 April 1672. 



Married MARY 



John Dresser was a shoemaker, and early settled in Rowley. 
He is thought by some to have been a French Huguenot who came 
from the north of France, and that his name was originally Drusure, 
in which form it occurs in the early town records. At the general 
survey of the towTi, 1643, he received 80 acres of land, and in 1668, 
67 additional acres. 1652, the town granted that "John dreser 
should Inioy the grasse growing on the hieway that runes along 
by his acre of salte marsh to the oyster point." That same year, 
according to the to\\Ti records, he had four cows and two "calues." 
1660, he was chosen "searlher of leyther," which office he often 
filled, as well as that of selectman. 

His will was dated 5 March 1672; in it he mentions his wife 
Mary; eldest son, John; son Samuel; daughter Elizabeth; his 
grandchildren, John, Mary and Martha, children of his son John; 
and two daughters, unnamed, of his son Samuel. 

CHILDREN. 

163. JOHN^ DRESSER, 1640-1724. (See beyond.) 
Married MARTHA^ THORLEY. -1700. (See Thorley Family.) 

164. Mary^ Dresser, 1642-1659. 

165. Samuel^ Dresser, 1643-1704. 

Married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Bradley) Leaver. 
12 children. 

166. Jonathan^ Dresser, 1646-1659. 



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167. Elizabeth'* Dresser, 1650-1718. 
Married Jonathan Hopkinson. 

163. 
LIEUT. JOHN" DRESSER, 

Bom about 1640; died 14 March 1724. 
Married, 1st., 27 Nov. 1662, MARTHA, daughter of RICHARD 

and JANE THORLEY. She died 29 June 1700. 
Married, 2nd., Rebecca, widow of James Dickinson. 

Lieut. John Dresser Hved in Rowley, where he was elected 
to serve as tithingman, selectman, and representative to the Gen- 
eral Court. "To John dreser Junier for runing the line between 
vs and Ipswich and topsfeild and the towne, £0-3s-0d," is an 
item in the town records which indicates that he was a surveyor. 

CHILDREN. 

168. John' Dresser, 1663-1736. 

Married, Mercy, daughter of James and Rebecca Dickinson. 

10 children. 

169. Mary' Dresser, 1667-1735. 

Married Daniel, son of Daniel and Ann (Pell) Thurston. 

11 children. 

170. Martha' Dresser, 1671-1728. 

Married Dea. Anthony, son of Anthony and Elizabeth (Whipple) 

Potter. 
10 children. 

171. Jonathan' Dresser, 1674- 

Married Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Damaris (Bailey) Leaver. 
7 children. 

172. JANE' DRESSER, 1676- 

Married JOHN PERLEY. (See Perley Family.) 

173. Sarah' Dresser, 1678-1759. 

Married Richard, son of Capt. Joseph and Sarah (Swan) Boynton . 
7 children. 

174. Richard' Dresser, 1679- 

Married, probably, Sarah Peabody, and settled in Thompson, Conn. 

175. Nathaniel' Dresser, 1681-1724. 
Married Elizabeth Wentworth. 

176. Lydia' Dresser, 1684-1689. 

177. Elizabeth' Dresser, 1686- 
Married Robert Day. 



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PEDIGREE X. 

The Howe Family. 

(Hoo, How.) 

This name means a high place; Hterally, a hill in a valley, 
and is said to have been originally de la Howe. 

178. 
JAMES^ HOWE, 

Son of ROBERT, was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 
England, 1598; died in Ipswich, 1702. 

Married, 27 June 1628, ELIZABETH, daughter of JOHN 
DANE. She was born in 1608 and died 24 Jan. 1694. The 
wedding took place at Hatfield, Eng., and the record states 
that both parties were of that place. (See Dane Family.) 

James Howe first settled in Roxbury, but before 1642 had 
moved to Ipswich, where he spent the rest of his life. He was a 
weaver. "Mr. James Howe, a good man of Ipswich, 104 years 
old is buried today. Died, I think, on the Lord's Day night just 
about the time the news of the King's death was brought from 
Madeira." 

(Sewell. Ipswich Antiquarian Papers, 19 May 1702.) 

CHILDREN. 

179. James^ Howe, 173^1702. 
Married Elizabeth, daughter of William and Joan Jackson. 
7 children. 

Mrs. Elizabeth Howe was tried for witchcraft, and executed 
at Salem, 19 July 1692. In 1712, her daughters, Mary and Abigail 
received £12 from the province, as damages due them for the pros- 
ecution of their mother. During her imprisonment, her husband, 
who was blind, and one of her daughters, visited her in prison, 
making the journey on horseback, the daughter managing the horse. 



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The family who were well-to-do, used up all their means in their 
endeavor to save the mother. One of the daughters sought out 
the governor, and implored a pardon, but it was of no avail. 

180. Mary' Howe, 1638- 

Married Dea. Nehemiah, son of George Abbott, the emigrant. 
3 children. 

181. ABRAHAM' HOWE, 1649-1718. (See beyond.) 
Married SARAH PEABODY. 1650-1732. (See Peabody Family.) 

182. Capt. John' Howe, 1636-1728. 
Married 1st., Mary Cooper. 

Married 2nd., Sarah Towne. 
Married 3rd., Mrs. Sarah Dennis. 
13 children. 

Capt. John Howe lived in Topsfield, where he took an active 
part in the affairs of the town. During his maturity, his name 
is to be found on nearly every page of the town records, repeatedly 
filling nearly every town office. 

183. Sarah' Howe, 
Married John Bridges, of Andover. 

2 children. 

184. Rebecca' Howe, -1725. 

Married Stephen, son of Robert and Joan (Harvey) Barnard. 
6 children. 

181. 

ABRAHAM^ HOWE, 

Born in Ipswich about 1649; died 21 Jan. 1719. 
Married, 26 March 1678, SARAH, daughter of LIEUT. FRANCIS 
and MARY (FOSTER) PEABODY, of Topsfield. She was 
born 1650 : died 29 Sept. 1732. (See Peabody Family.) 

Abraham Howe lived on the homestead with his father and 
had the general oversight of the whole family. He died intestate, 
but the names of his wife and children are to be found in articles 
of agreement which are on file at the Salem Registry of Deeds.. 

CHILDREN. 

185. Love" Howe, 1679-1762. 

Married Samuel, son of Joseph and Anne (Hathorne) Porter. 

3 children. 



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186. Increase® Howe, 1680-1754. 
Married 1st., Mary Whipple. 

Married 2nd., Susanna, daughter of Lieut. Joseph and Susanna 
Dutch Kinsman. 

5 children. 

Increase Howe lived in Ipswich, and was the popular inn- 
keeper of the day. His tavern is now transformed into an elegant 
private mansion. 

"This house is interestingly historic, as Washington was 
entertained there in 1789; and it was the Ipswich home of Mary 
Lyon, of sacred memory. Increase Howe is remembered to this 
day for his bitter opposition to the erection of the first South Meet- 
ing-house on the training common, or Green, before his door." 
It proves that he had an eye for beauty, for his complaint was that 
"it shut away the stretch of green and river." 

187. Capt. Samson' Howe, 1683- 

Married Alice, daughter of John and Mary (Howlett) Perley. 
4 children. 

Capt. Samson Howe moved to Killingly, Conn., about 1708. 
He was a man of imposing figure, being 6 ft. 7 in. high. He was 
an inn-keeper, and prominent in all town afTairs, and representative 
to the General Court. He was buried with military honors. 

188. ABRAHAM^ HOWE, 1686-1770. (See beyond.) 
Married HEPSIBAH ANDREWS. 1691-1753. (See Andrews 

Family.) 

189. Abijah' Howe, 1689- 
Married Hannah Dow. 

190. Dr. Israel' Howe, 1693-1740. 

Married Mercy, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Dane) Warner. 

6 children. 

^>^ Dr. Israel Howe was the first physician in Andover, and was 
offered a grant of land as an inducement to settle there. 

191. Lieut. Mark' Howe, 1695-1770. 

Married, 1st., Hepsibah, daughter of Timothy and Edna (Hazen) 

Perkins. 
Married 2nd., Margaret Perley. 
Married 3rd., Mrs. Elizabeth (Chapman) Bradstreet. 

Mark Howe is called lieutenant, deacon, and "gentleman" 
on the town records. During the prevalence of the throat dis- 
temper, 1735-6, Mark and Hepsibah Howe lost eight children in 
twenty-three days. 



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188. 

LIEUT. ABRAHAM' HOWE. 

Born in Ipswich, 27 June 1686; died 6 March 1770. 
Married, 31 Jan. 1712, HEPHSIBAH, daughter of CAPT. 
JOSEPH and SARAH (PERLEY) ANDREWS, of Boxford. 
She was baptized in Topsfield, 5 July 1691; died 3 April 
1753. (See Andrews Family.) 

Abraham Howe lived in Ipswich. He mentions in his will, 
"my only son Abraham;" and daughters Mercy Fowler, Sarah 
Pooll, Ruth Perley, Elizabeth Stasee, Hephsibah I^mball, and 
Jemima. He is called "eent." in the town records. 



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CHILDREN. 

192. Mercy' Howe, 1714-1773. 

Married John, son of Ensign John and Mercy (Jacob) Fowler. 
7 children. 

193. Jemima* Howe, 1715- 
Married Jeremiah Smith. 

194. Hephsibah* Howe, 1717- 

Married Daniel, son of Joseph and Sarah Kimball. 
6 children. 

Mr. Daniel Kimball and his eldest son were in Capt. Abraham 
Howe's company, 19 April 1775. 

195. Sarah* Howe, 1719-1770. 

Married Caleb, son of John and Abigail (Ballard) Pool. 

196. RUTH* HOWE, 1722- 

Married SAMUEL PERLEY. 1713-1753. (See Perley Family.) 

197. Capt. Abraham* Howe, 1725-1797. 

Married Lucy, daughter of John and Lucy (Boardman) Appleton. 
9 children. 

Capt. Abraham Howe commanded a company at the battle 
of Lexington, 19 April 1775. 

198. Elizabeth* Howe, 1728-1768. 
Married Nymphus Stasee. 



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PEDIGREE XI. 

The Thofley Family. 

(Thorla, Thorlay, Thurlay, Thurlo, Thurlow, Thurell, 
Thurrell.) 

Although not much has yet been found out about this 
family, there are reasons for thinking that they were French 
Huguenots. 

199. 
RICHARD^ THURLO, 

Died 10 Nov. 1683. 
Married JANE . . . ., who died 19 March 1684. 

Richard Thurlo was one of the early settlers of Rowley 
where he lived until 1651, when he moved to Newbury. 

CHILDREN. 

200. Francis' Thorley, 1630-1703. 
Married Ann, daughter of Anthony Morse. 
9 children. 

201. Thomas' Thorley, 1632-1713. 

Married Judith, daughter of Hugh and Sarah (Coker) March. 
7 children. 

Thomas Thorley served in King Philip's War. 

202. Lydia' Thorley, 1640- 

203. MARTHA' THORLEY, -1700. 

Married JOHN DRESSER. 1640-1724. (See Dresser Family.) 

204. John' Thorley, 1644- 



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PEDIGREE XU. 

The Dane Family. 

205. 

John' DANE, 

Born at Barkham stead, England, about 1587; died in Rox- 
bury, where he was buried 14 Sept. 1658. 
Married 1st., Frances Rowley, (?) who came to America with 

him. There is some doubt about the maiden name of 

his first wife. She died soon after 1652. 
Married 2nd., Annis, widow of Wilham Chandler. 

John Dane, "plain tailor and strict puritan," came from 
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He arrived in New 
England about 1636, and lived for a time in Ipswich, but later 
moved to Roxbury, where the rest of his life was spent. 

1652 he made a deed of gift to his "dear and loving wife, 
Annis Dane, formerly wife of William Chandler, all the housings 
and lands that were said Chandler's." 

1649, "Upon the petition of John Dayne that the house and 
lands that was Wm. Chandlers" be settled upon "ye said Dayne, 
he having paid more debts of Chanlrs than the house and land 
was worth & and also brought up the children of said Chandler 
w'ch have been chargable to him." This petition was granted. 

In his will he gives his son Francis a woodlot; his daughter 
Elizabeth Howe, a black cow, in the hands of George Abbott, of 
Andover; his son John a featherbed, a pewter platter, and a yellow 
rug; and to his widow, most of his movables. 

CHILDREN. 

206. Dr. John' Dane, 1612-1684. 
Married 1st., Eleanor Clarke. 
Married 2nd., Alice . 
6 children. 

Dr. John Dane was the first of his family to come to America, 
though his parents followed soon after. He was the author of 



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"A Declaration of Remarkable Providences in the Course of my 
Life," which is printed in full in the New England Historical and 
Genealogical Register, Vol. VIII. When he ran away to play, 
contrary to orders, he records that his father "toke me and basted 
me." Later, when about nineteen years old, he received another 
"basting" for attending a dancing class; whereupon, he took "2 
shurts" his best "sute" and a "bybell" and left home to seek 
his fortune. He had many curious experiences before he settled 
down at "wood Roe hatfield," where he succeeded so well that he 
"lived in the chief place in the towne, and toke a prentis and kept 
a gurniman." But in spite of his prosperity, he was dissatisfied, 
having a strong desire to "come to nu ingland, thinking I should 
be more fre here then thare from temptations." He evidently 
learned that temptations come from within, for later he records 
"I find here a deuell to tempt and a corupt hart to deseue. " In 
1661 his house burned down and he describes the conflagration as 
"a most uialiant fier." In this record he mentions "my sister 
How" and my brother How's father, a very onest man." 

207. ELIZABETH^ DANE, 1605-1693. 

Married JAMES HOWE. 1598-1702. (See Howe Family.) 

208. Rev. Francis' Dane, 1614-1696. 

Married 1st., Elizabeth, daughter of Edmund and Ann Ingalls. 
Married 2nd., Mrs. Mary Thomas. 

Married 3rd., Mrs. Hannah (Chandler) Abbott, daughter of his 
stepmother. 

Rev. Francis Dane lived in Andover, where he kept a private 
school, in addition to his labors as clergyman. He served the church 
there for 48 years. He was an able opponent of the witchcraft 
delusion, which he denounced with persistence and vigor. Two 
of his daughters, and three granddaughters were among the accused, 
and three of them sentenced to death, though none of them were 
executed. After a time, it was hinted that he also was in league 
with the devil, a suggestion that received scant favor from his 
fellow townsmen. "A man of strong sense, and fearless courage, 
and Christian Fortitude. When almost every member of his fam- 
ily was under arrest or suspicion he said, 'the Lord give us all 
a submissive will, and let the Lord do with me and mine what 
seems good in his eyes.'" 



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PEDIGREE Xm. 

The Peafaody Family. 

(Pabodie, Pabody, Pabodye, Pebody.) 

The name of this family is said to have originated about 
the year 61, in the reign of Nero, at which time the Britons 
were in a state of vassalage to the emporor, A kinsman of 
Queen Boadicea by the name of Boadie, fought against the 
emperor, but being defeated, fled into Wales, where he lived 
among the mountains. The name Boadie signifies ''Man," 
and Pea means "Mountain." So the man who lived among 
the hills came to be called Peabodie or the Mountain Man, 
and his descendants have been called Boadie, Hill, Mann, 
Mont, Mountain, and Peabody. 

209. 

JOHN^ PEABODY, 

Born in England about 1590; died 1667. 
Married ISABELL. ... 

John Peabody came early to New England, and probably 
lived for a time in Lynn, afterwards moving to Bridf'!;e water, where 
in 1645, he was one of the original proprietors. He is said to have 
been the ancestor of all the Peabodies in America. 

WILL. 

Last Will and Testament of John Paybody. 

In and upon the Sixteenth of July on the year of our Lord 1649, I John 
Paybody of Daybroock in the Collonie of New Plymouth, Planter, being in 
perfect health and sound in memory, God be blessed for it, doe ordain and 
make this my last Will and Testament, in manner and forme as followeth; 

Imprimis; I bequeathe my soule to God who gave it, hoping to be saved 
by the Merritt of Christ my blessed Sa\'iour and Redeemer, as for my Worldly 
goods as followeth; 

Item; I give and bequeath unto Thomas my eldest Sonne one shilling. 



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Item; I give and bequeath unto Francis Pay body my second son one 
shilling. 

Item. I give unto WilUam Pabody my youngest son one shilling. 
Item. I give and bequeath unto John Rouse, son of John Rouse, my 
land at Carswell in Marshfield after my mfes decease. 

Item. I give unto John Paybody, the son of William my lott of land at 
the new plantation. 

Item. I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods that are knowne 
to be mine, leaving a Dead unto my ^\afe Isabell Paybody whom I make my 
sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. 

Memorandum. All these legacies before set down are to be payed by 
William Paybody my youngest son, when they shall be demanded. 

JOHN PAYBODY. 
JOHN FFERNESYDE. 
Boston New England the 27 of April, 1667. 
Mr. John Fernesyde swore to the above. 
(Plymouth Col. Rec, Vol. 2 of Wills, p. 41.) 

CHILDREN. 

210. Thomas^ Peabody; no record has been found; may 
not have come to America. 

211. FRANCIS' PEABODY, 1614-1698. (See beyond.) 
Married 1st., Lydia .... 

Married 2nd., Mrs. MARY (Foster) WOOD. (See Foster Family.) 

212. William^' Peabody, 1620-1707. 

Married Ehzabeth, daughter of John and Priscilla (Mohnes) Alden, 
of Duxbury . She Uved to see her granddaughter 's grand-child. 
12 children, 

William Peabody settled first in Plymouth, but later moved 
to Duxbury, where he was town clerk, and held many other offices 
of responsibility. He was one of the original proprietors of Bridge- 
water, and one of the original purchasers of Sakonet, or Little 
Compton, R. I., to which place he moved in 1664. A few years 
since, while repairs were being made on his house, there was found 
some very old knives and forks, and a peculiar bronze spoon. 

213. Annis^ Peabody, 
Married John Rouse, of Duxbury. 
6 children. 

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LIEUT. FRANCIS^ PEABODY, 

Bom in England about 1614; died in Topsfield, 19 Feb. 1698. 
Married 1st., Lydia . 
Married 2nd., Mrs. MARY WOOD, daughter of REGINALD 

and JUDITH FOSTER, of Ipswich. She was bom 1618 

and died 9 April 1705. 



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Lieut. Francis Peabody came from St. Albans, Hertford County, 
England, 6 April 1635; having received a certificate of good char- 
acter from his minister, he was examined for emigration, and gave 
his age as twenty-one. It is thought that he lived for a time in 
Lynn; but in 1636 he was living in that part of Ipswich called 
Candlewood. 1639, he moved to Hampton, N. H., where 
he remained several years. 1649, "being minded to live nearer 
Boston" he sold his property in Hampton and moved to Topsfield, 
where he lived until his death. 

"25-1-1650. ffrancis Pebodie of Hampton, planter, for £76 13r. conveys 
to Robert Drake of Exiter, my dwelling-house, barn and 10-acre lot in Hamp- 
ton between the houses of Tsack Perking and Willi Cole, 6 acres of micadow 
***** 3 acres of meadow formerly belonging to Isack Pirkins, * 
* * * 10 acres, 13 acres, 13 acres of Marsh towards ye springs * * * 
one share in ye great Ox common, and 3 shares in the rest of commons". 

(Old Norfolk Co. Records.) 

He owned extensive estates, his lands lying in Rowley and 
Boxford as well as in Topsfield. In 1668, his county rate was 
£l-4s-2d, the highest in town; 1669, his tax was £4-5s-2d, it being 
the largest tax paid in Topsfield; 1681, his rate for the minister 
was £3-4s. 

"At the period when the business transactions of this town [Topsfield] 
begin to appear in record, Lieut. Francis Peabody was e\adently the first 
man in the place, for capacity and influence. And such he continued to be, 
until the infirmities of age, we may presume, withdrew him from the activities 
of life". 

(Cleaveland's Historical Address. 200th anniversary.) 

That he was a man of intelligence and integrity is shown by 
his constant services to the town. He was soon elected to serve 
as town clerk and selectman, and filled both offices for many years. 
1664, was on a committee to straighten a boundary so as to "not 
damnify the town." Also on a committee to lay out fifty acres 
for the "Vse of the ministray. " Also on a committee to "Vew 
A percell of Land" which Edmund Bridges wished to buy of the 
town. This same year he was given permission to build a grist 
mill and flow the common, and the town records show that the 
mill was complete as early as 1666. There is an account of this 
mill and a picture of it in the Essex Antiquarian for July 1897. 
1671, he had permission to build a saw mill, provided it did no 
damage to the people or their meadows. In 1842 the old saw mill 
was taken down and used for firewood. In 1895 the old grist mill 
was still standing, though not in good repair, it not having been 
used since 1892. 

1667. On a committee to "Vew and Lay out a hie way." 

1668. On a committee to "Lay out and deuide the Common 
on Salem side of the Riuer. " 



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1674. On a committee to "bound the medow that old Good- 
man Gould sould for ye To%\Tie to seuerall of our Nearbores. " 

1676. Chosen to "Inspect ani parson ore parsons that shall 
profane the saboth and to proseed against ani that shall be falte 
as the law deractes." 

1680. Chosen to "sele wates and mesures." Also chosen 
" by the town of topcfeeld * * * * according to dyraction from 
the honared maior genarel danison for produsing the best auidanc 
tha can to proue out titel good to the sile wee liu on." 

1680. On a committee to agree with Mr. Danforth in reference 
to his work in the ministry. 

1681. On a committee "to discorse with Mr. Capen to stay 
and preach here with vs at Topsfield a while. " Also, Lliut, pebody 
and John Gould "are chosen to Transcribe all ye old Towne booke 
in to ye new Towne booke as is Needfull to bee don." 

1683. On a committee to "meete With ye Gentellmen that 
Come from Ipswich * * * * to settell a Line betweene Ipswich 
and Topsfield." 

1684. On a committee " to prouide for Mr. Capen ordanation. " 

1685. On a committee to settle the bounds of the parsonage 
lands. 

1687. On a committee to "seate the people in the meeting 
house." 

1694. On a committee to renew the bounds between Ipswich 
and Topsfield. 

His will is a very lengthy document. In it he gives to his 
sons, John, Joseph, and William both land and money; to his sons 
Nathaniel and Isaac, land only, though Isaac receives a large 
amount, "on consideration of ye providence of God in disinabling 
him by the loss of one of his legs. " He gives 100 acres of land to 
his wife's son, Daniel Wood. He also makes bequests to his grand 
children, Jacob Peabody, Samson How, Kesia and Mercy Peabody; 
and he gives five pounds each to his daughters Lydia Perley, Mary 
Death, Sarah How and Hepsibah Ray. He provides for his wife 
as follows: 

I do reserve for Mary my wife ye south end of my house for her use to 
live in, as also ye new cellar, as also ye use of two milch cows which she shall 
choose out of my milch kine. Also my will is yt my son Isaac shall pay to 
my wife Mary yearly twenty bushels of Indian com, four bushels of wheat, 
four of rj'e. and six of malt; also yt my ^"ife have Uberty to keep two or three 
s^-ine, as also yearly half a duzen pounds of wool; also my -will is yt my wife 
shall have pasture for her cows ■with my son Isaac's, as also yt my son Isaac 
shall pro\-ide fodder for them in ye winter; as also ji; my wife shall have 
Uberty for an horse to ride on as she shall have occasion. Also my will is 
yt in case my wife marry again yt then all ye priviUdges abovesaid shall 
cease but during her widdowhood she shall also have (as benefit by my orchard) 
yearly a barrell of cider, as also sour apples as her occasions either in summer 
or \\-inter shall require. Moreover my wife shall have ye use and dispose of 



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two beds, together with needful fire wood provided for her, for which end 
she shall have ye use of such of my oxen as shall be needful. Also I do order 
yt Samson How shall hve with mj' wiie till he shall come to ye age of twenty- 
one years, and be at her command to be helpfuU to her on all accounts as she 
shall have occasion; and in case Samson How shall be taken away by his 
father before he shall have served as aforesaid, j-t then my said -wife shall 
have that hundred acres of land abovesaid (given conditionally to ye said 
Samson) to pro\'ide for herself such help as shall be necessary: and in case 
my wife shall dye before ye said Samson How shall arrive at ye aforesaid 
term of years yt'then he shall be at my -n-ife's dispose to whom she shall see 
good, and in case ye said Samson wiU not comply -with such dispose, yt then 
ye said hundred acres of land intended for him shall be at my wife's dispose. 

Signed: FFRANCIS PABODY. 

CHILDREN. 

214. Lydia' Peabody, 1640- 
Married Thomas Perley. 

215. Capt. John" Peabody, 1642-1720. 
Married 1st., Hannah Andrews. 

Married 2nd., Sarah Mosele}', of Dorchester. 

11 children. 

Capt. John Peabody was the principal iovm officer in Boxford, 
serving as assessor, collector, commissioner, moderator, select- 
man for many 3'ears; he was also representative to the General 
Court several times. In the winter of 1693-4,. a Mrs. Eames 
was left in a state of destitution with six small children to pro\'ide 
for, the eldest not ten years old. John Peabody took the whole 
family into his own house, and cared for them throughout the winter. 

216. Corporal Joseph" Peabody. 1644-1721. 

Married Bethiah, daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth Bridges. 

7 children. 

Joseph Peabody lived in Boxford, on land belonging to his 
father at Fish Brook. He served the tovra as fence-viewer, assessor, 
tax collector, town surve3'or, and selectman for many years. 

217. William' Peabody, 1646-1700. 

Married 1st., Mary, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Greenleaf) 

Brown. 
Married 2nd., Hannah, daughter of Thomas andMarv (Hutchinson) 

Hale. 

8 children. 

William Peabody lived in Boxford. where he built a saw mill 
and a grist mill. He served the town as assessor, to\^•n surveyor, 
selectman, moderator, and constable. 

218. Isaac" Peabody, 1648-1727. 
Married Sarah .... 

12 children. 



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Isaac Peabody lived in Topsfield on the homestead, given 
him by his father, where he was elected as fence-viewer, town 
surveyor, selectman, constable, and also served on many committees, 
especially such as dealt with settling bounds, dividing lands, etc. 

219. SARAH^ PEABODY, 1650-1732. 

Married ABRAHAM' HOWE. 1649-1719. (See Howe Family.) 

220. Hepsibah' Peabody, 1652- 

Married Daniel, son of Joshua arid Sarah (Waters) Rea. 
7 children. 

Daniel Rea was a soldier in King Philip's War. 

221. Maey' Peabody, 1656- 

Married 1st., John Death, of Sudbury, or Framingham. 

Married 2nd., Samuel Fames (?). 

5 children. (All by her first husband.) 

The name Death was not an uncommon one in colonial times, 
but this family had theirs changed to How. 

222. Ruth' Peabody, 1658- died before her father. 

223. Damaris' Peabody, 1660-1660. 

224. Samuel' Peabody, 1662-1711 

225. Jacob' Peabody, 1664-1689. 

Married Abigail, daughter of Edmund and Mary (Browning) Towns, 

of Topsfield. 
3 children. 

226. Hannah' Peabody, 1668- died before her father. 

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227. Nathaniel' Peabody, 1669-17^. 
Married Frances .... 

No children. 



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PEDIGREE XIV. 

The Andrews Family. 

(Andreas, Andrewes, Andros, Andrus, Adduse.) 

Several persons bearing this name early settled in New 
England, among them being Daniel Andrew of Salem, who 
married one of John^ Porter's daughters; John Andrews of 
Ipswich; Nicholas Andrews of Rowley; and Robert Andrews, 
also of Rowley, 

A genealogy of this family has been published in the Essex 
Antiquarian, Vol. III. 



228. • 

ROBERT ^ANDREWS, 

Bom in England; died in Rowley Village, 29 May 1668. 
Married GRACE . . ., who came from England with him; 
died 4 Jan. 1702. Both are buried in Topsfield. 



Robert Andrews lived in what is now Boxford, but so near 
the Topsfield line, that he was always identified with the Topsfield 
people. 1661, he bought 200 acres of land on the west side of 
Pye Brook, and on it, built his first house, which vvas destroyed. 
He built a second one which he bequeathed to his eldest son. He 
also bought land on Fish Brook, and in Rowley Village, and in 
Topsfield. He was a farmer and carpenter. 

His will is much defaced by time, and is preserved between 
sheets of silk tissue. In it he gives his eldest son, Thomas, the 
homestead and the land bought from Zaccheus Gould; son Robert, 
eight score acres of land;' John, the Seller Lott; Joseph, the land 
in Topsfield, bought of John Wild's son; and he mentions his daugh- 
ters Mary, wife of Isaac Cummings; Elizabeth, wife of Samuel 
Symonds; Hannah, wife of John Peabody; and his unmarried 
daughters, Rebekah, Sarah and Ruth. 



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Grace Andrews, in her will, in addition to the above, mentions 
"my daughter Rebekah marbol," "daughter Sarah Wood," and 
" daughter Ruth folph. " 

CHILDREN. 

229. Thomas^ Andrews, 1645-1718. 
Married 1st., Mrs. Martha (Baker) Antrum. 
Married 2nd., Mary Belcher. 

Married 3rd., Rebecca .... 
11 children. 

Sergeant Thomas Andrews was a carpenter and yeoman^ 
and lived on the homestead in Boxford, bequeathed by his father, 

1691. "Corparel Thomas Andrews is Chosen Clark of the 
marcet to See that all mesures bee capt in good order acording 
to the Standard." He held this office many years, and w^as also 
town collector, moderator, selectman, and constable. 

230. Capt. JoHN^ Andrews, 1648-1731. 

Married Sarah, daughter of James and Rebecca Dickinson, of Rowley. 
10 children. 

Capt. John Andrews was a farmer and lived in Boxford, where 
he occupied a very prominent position; is styled "gentleman" 
on the records. Served the town as assessor, moderator, selectman 
many times, constable. 

231. Robert^ Andrews, 1651-1675. 
Killed while storming the Narragansett Fort. 

232. Mary' Andrews, 1638-1712. 
Married Isaac, son of Isaac Cummings. 

10 children. 

Isaac Cummings lived on a farm of 100 acres which he received 
by deed from his father. 1686, elected deacon; 1673, freeman; 
1675, impressed for the Narragansett Expedition; tithingman, 
selectman, town treasurer, constable; was called "Sergeant, 
when he took the oath of allegiance. 

233. Hannah" Andrews, 1642-1702. 
Married Capt. John Peabody. 

234. Elizabeth" Andrews, 1643-1725. 

Married Samuel, son of John and Elizabeth Symonds, of Salem. 

11 children. 

Samuel Symonds moved to Boxford in 1663, where he became 
one of the influential men of the town. He served on many com- 
mittees, was town collector, surveyor, and selectman for many 
years; constable, and representative to the General Court. 



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235. Rp:bekah-^ Andrews, 1654r- 
Married Samuel Marble. 

236. JOSEPH^ ANDREWS, 1657-1732. (See beyond.) 
Married SAR.AH PERLEY. 1665-1694. (See Perley Family.) 

237. Sarah^ Andrews, 1658-1714. 

Married Daniel, son of Daniel and Mary (Foster) Wood. 

10 children. 

Daniel Wood was deacon in the First Church at Rowley, 
and was also assessor, surveyor, moderator, selectman many times, 
and constable. 

238. Ruth' Andrews, 1664-1744. 

Married EdA\ard, son of Edward and Elizabeth (Adams) Phelps. 

11 children. 

Edward Phelps was a weaver, and lived in Andover until 
about 1693, when he moved to Lancaster. 



236. 
CAPT. JOSEPH' ANDREWS, 

Born in Topsfield, 18 Sept. 1657; died in Salem Village, 
28 July 1732. 
Married 1st., in Topsfield, 1 Feb. 1681, SARAH, daughter of 

SAMUEL and RUTH (TRUMBULL) PERLEY, of Ipswich. 

She was born 7 June 1665; died 15 Jan. 1694. 
Married 2nd., Mary, daughter of James and Rebecca Dickinson. 
Married 3rd., Mrs. Abigail (Grafton) Walker, of Salem. 

Capt. Joseph Andrews was a carpenter, and lived in Boxford 
until 1705, when he moved to Salem Village, where he spent the 
rest of his life. He was among those who opposed the witchcraft 
delusion, and he signed the petition in favor of John Proctor and 
his wife, who were accused of practicing witchcraft. He was 
much occupied in public affairs, serving the town of Boxford as 
assessor for several terms; town surveyor; selectman, several 
terms; constable; on the committee to "steat the lien bet wen 
Topsfield and Boxford this next Aprell and make return to the 
town;" on the committee to select a site for the church, and on 
the church building committee. 

1700. "The Town Choes .5. men to discoarse with Topsfield 
Conserning a divisanel lien betwixt Topsfield and Boxford and to 
see how near we Caen Come to Gather if it might bee to prevent 
forther trubbell; the names of the men wee have Chose to doe 



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this sarvis bee John Andrus Josaph Andrus Sargent Josaph Bixbee 
Corperal Thomas parley and John Pebody." 

1703. "The Towen have Choes Josaph Andrus to be the 
Commesinor to Joyen with the leat Selact men to tack a trew 
account of al Rateabl Esteat pouls and faccultyes." "The towen 
voted to pay John Andrus and Joseph Andrus .26. Shillings out 
of the Towen treasuray as souen as conveniently may be and in 
so doing they doe Consent that thaier shal be gats set up throw 
thair land wher thaier is need of them and if thaier be no damig 
dun in thaie land in one yers tiem then these waies may stand 
longer." 

His will is in a good state of preservation. In it he mentions 
his wife Abigail; his sons Joseph, John, Nathaniel, and Jonathan; 
his daughters, Sarah, wife of Paul Averill, Hephzibah, wife of 
Abraham How, Lydia Webster, Mary Creesy, and daughter-in-law 
Abigail Osgood. 

CHILDREN. 

239. Sarah« Andrews, 1683-1732. 

Married Paul, son of WiUiam and Hannah (Jackson) Averill, of 
Topsfield. 

5 children. 

Paul Averill was a farmer and lived in that part of Topsfield 
now called Middletown. About 1753, he moved to Killingly, Conn. 

240. Joseph' Andrews, 1686-1756. 

Married Hepsibah, daughter of Joseph and Ann (Hathorne) Porter, 

of Salem. 
3 children. 

Joseph Andrews lived in Boxford until 1718, when he moved 
to Topsfield, where he bought a farm, which remained in the family 
for many generations. His house is pictured in the Essex Anti- 
quarian, Vol. Ill, opposite page 113. 

241. John' Andrews, 1688-1745. 

Married his cousin. Patience, daughter of Sergeant Thomas Andrews. 

6 children. 

John Andrews was a farmer and lived in Boxford. 

242. HEPHSIBAH' ANDREWS, 1691-1753. 

Married ABRAHAM HOWE. 1686-1770 (See Howe Family.) 

243. Robert' Andrews, was living in 1718. 

244. Mary' Andrews, 169- 
Married Samuel Cressey, of Rowley. 

245. Lydia' Andrews, 1696- 
Married William Webster. 



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246. Capt. Nathaniel^ Andrews, 1705-1762. 

Married 1st., Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Gerrish) 

Higginson. 
Married 2nd., Mrs. Abigail (Augur?) Peele. 
8 children. 

Capt. Nathaniel Andrews was first a mariner and then a mer- 
chant in Salem, where he always lived. He left a good estate, 
and devised a sum to the poor of the parish, and provided that 
the poor who were indebted to him should not be "distressed." 

247. Jonathan' Andrews, 1708-1737. 

Jonathan Andrews lived in Salem; being about to go on a 
sea voyage, he made his will in 1734, and it was proved in 1737. 



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PEDIGREE XV. 

The Foster Family. 

(Forestarius, Forester, Forster, ffoster.) 

The emigrant ancestor of the American family was 
descended from the Fosters of the North of England, who were 
among the most ancient and well known families of that country. 
They intermarried with many of the eminent northern families, 
and occupied many prominent positions. Like most old fam- 
ilies, the origin of the Fosters is somewhat legendary. One 
account gives as the first Foster in England, a Sir Richard Fores- 
tarius, brother-in-law of the Conqueror, and consequently son 
of Baldwin V, of Flanders. Another account calls him Sir 
William Forestier, "a Norman cavalier;" and a genealogy 
of the Fosters published in England, calls him Gilbert de Buck- 
ton, from his place of residence, or Gilbert Forester, from his 
occupation. 

The Foster coat of arms bears three bugles, the crest being 
a bent arm bearing a broken lance. The motto is "Si Fractus 
Fortis." 

248. 
REGINALD^ FOSTER. 

Son of THOMAS and JANE (CARR) FOSTER, of Brunton, 
England, bom about 1600; died in Ipswich, May 1681. 
Married, 1st., in England, JUDITH ... ., who came to 

America with him and died in 1664. 
Married 2nd., Mrs. Sarah (White) Martin. 

Reginald Foster came to America about 1638, from Little 
Badow, Essex county, bringing with him his wife Judith, and seven 
children. His Christian name he spelled in a variety of ways, 



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for instance, Renald, Renol, Renold, Reginold, Regnold, Rejnald, 
and Ringdell. He settled in Ipswich where he had a grant of land 
in 1641; in 1647 he bought 6 acres more; and in 1657-8, he bought 
of Roger Preston, his dwelling house, houselot, bam and other 
buildings; also another houselot with gardens, orchards, etc., 
and one planting lot of 3 acres ; also a houselot near Meeting House 
Green. In 1661 he was elected surveyor of highways. 

FROM THE WILL OF REGINALD FOSTER. 

Imp. To my beloved wife Sarah, I give the use of the house I now dwell 
in, and the orcyards and gardens and five pound yearly, dureing her naturall 
life, and two cowes, which she shall chuse out of my stock, and the keeping of 
them both summer & winter yearly, also I give her the bedstead with beding 
in the parler, and the rest of the llnnen & woollen yarne that she hath made 
and provided into the house, also the use of a bras pot, and cheesepres, 
and kneading trough, with the utensils in the Leantoo, and the great kettle, 
& two skillets dureing her naturall life, also I geve her three sheepe to be kept 
winter & summer, also two piggs, and what provision shall be in the house 
at my decease, also the table and forme for her naturall life, ffurther my 
will is that the household stuff & things that my wife brought into the house 
when I marryed her be at her dispose in life and at death. 

I give and bequeath unto my son Abraham ffoster, my now dwelUng- 
house and orchard and ground about it, three acres more or less & halfe tha 
barne, and halfe that land in the field lyeing betweene land of John Denison 
& Philip ffowlers, and ten acres on this syde of the River caled Muddy River 
by Major Denisons & John Edwards land, and six acres of salt marsh. All 
which I give him after my wives decease. I give him four acres of Marsh 
at Plumb Island and six acres at Hogs Island. 

I give to and bequeath unto my son Renol ffoster all the land which he 
possesses of myne at the f falls, that he hath built a house upon both upland 
& marsh be it fifty acres more or less, only to pay out of it within a yeare 
after my decease to Sarah, my daughter Story, the sum that I have given 
her, except wt ye sheets and pillow cases amounts to. 

I give and bequeath unto my son Isaac ffoster my eight acres of fresh 
meadow at the west meadows joineing to meadows of his, and four acres of 
salt marsh at Hogs Island, Jacob to have the use of the salt til the decease 
of my wife. 

I give and bequeath unto my son William ffoster my six acres of land 
I had of Thomas Smith, & six acres of marsh at Hog Island, the marsh to 
Jacob till my wives decease. 

I give and bequeath unto my son Jacob Foster the house he lives in & 
ground about it, and my two lotts beyond Muddy River ten acres more or 
less and the remainder of the salt marsh att Hog Island, further my will is 
that my son Jacob have my land and barne dureing my wives natural life, 
further I give him my pasture on the South Syde of the river by Simon 
Tomsons, and the pasture by Caleb Kimballs, also I give him a feather bed, 
only my will is that he pay what I have given my wife & keepe in repaires 
for her yearly, what I have allowed her in my will. 

I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah, William Storey's wife the 
sum of ten pounds viz., a payer of sheets and a paire of pillow cases, and 
what they amount to not of the sum, the rest in the hands of my son Renol, 
which I have willed to him to pay as appeares above. 

I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary the wife of ffrancis Peabody 
the sum of ten pounds, part of it to be payd in a payre of sheets and a paire 
of pillow cases and a fether bed, the bed after my wives decease. 



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I give my grandchild Hanah Story the sum of six pounds viz. a bed 
bolster pillow and paire of sheetes and blanketts, which are of my now 
wives makeing, the rest to be payd by my executors if she carry it well to my 
wife while she lives with her as she hath done to us hitherto. 

My will is that my son Jacob have the implements of husbandry. 

My will is wch I desire and apoynt my two sonns Abraham f foster and 
Jacob ffoster, to be my executors of this my last will and testament, and 
request and desire my beloved ffriends Simon Stace and Nehemiah Jewett 
to be my overseers to this my will fullfild by my executors, and if any differ- 
ence arise amongst my wife and children, or amongst them, about any par- 
ticular in my will, my will is that my two overseers shall end it, and they 
rest satticefied as they two shall agree, and if they two differ, then a third 
man, who they shall choose joyning with either of them. 

In witness whereof I have sett my hand and scale, read, signed, sealed 
and declared to be the last will and testament of me Renol ffoster Sen. the 
day and year above written 1680, as witness my hand and seal. 

Witnesses. REGINOLD FOSTER: 

JOHN STARKWEATHER. 
NEHEMIAH JEWETT. 

Memorandum. The things given my wite for her naturall life be soe 
exsept she marry againe and what debts shee shall have due for labor & 
worke shall be for her proper use & sole benefitt, and that the repaires of 
the house be out of her estate and dureing her abode in it, and that my wife 
shall have liberty to cutt & procure what wood she needeth from my land 
at Muddy River, this declared the 5 of March 16fJ to be his last will. 

RENOL FFOSTER. 
In presence of wittnesses 

JOHN STARKWEATHER 
NEHEMIAH JEWETT. 

CHILDREN. 

249. MARY' FOSTER, 1618-1705. (See beyond) 
Married Daniel Wood. 

Married Lieut. FRANCIS PEABODY. 1614-1698. 

(See Peabody Family.) 

250. Sarah' Foster, 1620- 
Married William Story, of Ipswich. 
7 children. 

William Story was a carpenter, and lived in that part of Ipswdch, 
called Chebacco. 

251. Abraham' Foster, 1622-1711. 

Married Lydia, daughter of John and Jemima Burbank, of Rowley. 
10 children. 

Abraham Foster was a yeoman and lived in Ipswich. 

252. Isaac' Foster, 1630-1692. 
Married Mary Jackson. 

Married Hannah Downing. 
Married Martha Hale. 
14 children. 



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Isaac Foster lived in Ipswich near Topsfield, the town line 
dividing his farm. 

253. William Foster, 1633-1713. 

Married Mary, daughter of William and Joanna Jackson, of 

Rowley. 
9 children. 

William Foster was a yeoman, living first in Ipswich, and later 
in Rowley Village, now Boxford, where he was one of the leading 
men of the town. He held many positions of trust, and served 
on many important committees. The first town meetings in Box- 
ford were held in his house, which was the ordinary. 

"Theas few Liens may Sertify anney gentilmen whom it may 
Concern that the Town of Boxford have wdth the Consent of the 
Selectmen of Boxford chosen William Foster, Senar, to bee thair 
ordenary Keeper for this year '93 and doe desier that hee may 
have a Lisenc for the above said purpos this 13th of June 1693." 

as a Test 

John Peabody, 
Clark. 

254. Dea. Jacob" Foster, 1635-1710. 

Married 1st., Martha, daughter of Robert Kinsman. 

Married 2nd., Abigail, daughter of Robert and Mary (Wait) Lord. 

14 children. 

255. Reginald" Foster, 1636-1707. 
Married Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. John Dane. 
12 children. 

Reginald Foster lived at Chebacco, Ipswich, and was one of 
those who took a prominent part against the witchcraft delusion. 



249. 
MARY^ FOSTER, 

Bom 1618; died 9 April 1705. 
Married 1st., Daniel Wood. The inventory of his estate was 

brought in 1648. 
Married 2nd., LIEUT. FRANCIS PEABODY. 

(See Peabody Family.) 

CHILDREN. 

256. Daniel Wood, -1718. 

Married Sarah, daughter of Robert and Grace Andrews. 
10 children. 



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Dea. Daniel Wood was a farmer and lived in Boxford, on a 
farm given him by his step father. 19 Feb. 1696, Francis Peabody 
grants and confirms to his "loving son, Daniel Wood of Boxford," 
100 acres of land in Boxford, in recompense "for a time Spent in 
my service, what was to my full Satisfaction," 

For other children see No. 211. 



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PART TWO. 

THE DESCENDANTS 

OF 

SAMUEL and MARTHA (PERLEY) PORTER. 

"Many things which were known to our grandsires are lost to us, and 
our grandchildren will search in vain for many facts which to us are most 
familiar." 

33. 
SALLY^ PORTER, 

(SamueP Porter.) 

Born 1771; died 1836. 

Married JACOB CARLETON, of Bradford. 

Mrs. Sally (Porter) Carleton is still remembered, (1907) 
as a woman unusually skilled with her needle. Not only was 
she proficient in the making of clothes of all sorts, but she knew 
many kinds of fine needlework, uncommon in those days, and 
was the teacher of that accomplishment in the locality where 
she lived. 

CHILDREN. 

257. Carey® Carleton, -1867. (See beyond). 
Married Lavinia Kimball. 

258. Adeline M.^ Carleton, -1883. (See beyond.) 
Married James Emery. 

Married Peter Stevens. 

34. 
BETSEY^ PORTER, 

(Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H. Died 10 July 1849. 
Married, (published 12 Jan. 1789) Emerson, son of Maj. 
John and Mary (Emerson) Baker, of Topsfield. 



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Mr. Emerson Baker, with his family, moved to Maine, and 
thus far, the family has not been traced. Betsey Porter was con- 
sidered the brilliant one among her brothers and sisters; and when 
she moved aw^ay, her mother said that she did not worry for Betsey, 
as she could easily get a living anywhere, under any circumstances. 

CHILD. 
259. Ebenezer^ Baker. 

35. 
NEHEMIAH^ PORTER, 

(SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Bradford, 18 Sept. 1775; died in Manchester, N. H., 
27 Aug. 1853. 

Married, 31 May 1801, Lois, daughter of Reuben and Betsey 
(Carleton) Gragg, of Boxford. She was born Sept., 1780. 
died at the home of her son. Pierce Porter, in Manchester, N. H., 
5 April 1845. Her father, Reuben Gragg was a Revolutionary 
soldier, marching on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April 1775. 
(Mass. Archives, Lexington Alarm, Vol. XI, page 259.) 

Nehemiah Porter was a small man, very alert in all his move- 
ments, and of a somewhat impatient disposition. It is told of 
him, that on one occasion he made a visit to a son, intending to 
return by the railroad, then recently built. He arrived at the 
station about half an hour before the train was due, and being in 
something of a hurry, and ha\'ing no faith that the train could be 
on time, walked the whole distance home, about eight miles. He 
had a very peculiar cap made for himself, consisting of three trian- 
gular pieces of firm woolen cloth, one red, one green and one tan 
color, all meeting ;in a sharp point at the top and surmounted by a 
tassel ; a drab cape was sewed to the bottom of two of the sides pro- 
tecting his neck and shoulders. This cap he wore on all important 
occasions, and when he appeared in it at the town meeting, he 
was greeted with cheers. 

About 1803 he moved to Raymond, Me., where he owned a 
farm on the shores of Sebago Lake. He lived here for ten or twelve 
years, when he returned to Chester, N. H., his parents urging him 
to do so, as they w^ere old and all their children were married and 
away. Later he moved to Manchester, N. H., where several of his 
•children lived, and where both he and his wife died and were buried. 

His grandchildren still quote his sayings, of which the follow- 
ing are examples. "Let him do as he wants to, and he won't go 
to the devil grumbling," To a member of the family who was 



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hunting for a lost article he said, "Look where you think it isn't 
just as much as where you think it is." 

He had a considerable talent for acting, preferring the rather 
more stately parts; and was often called upon to take part in ama- 
teur performances. 

Books were neither plentiful nor cheap in his time, but the 
few he had he mastered; and among them, he loved none better than 
the works of Josephus, of which he had a very accurate knowledge. 

The latter part of his life was spent with liis daughter, Mrs. 
Mary Stark, at whose home he died. 

CHILDREN. 

260. Mary* Porter, 1802-1884. (See beyond.) 
Married Samuel Stark. 

261. Abraham* Porter, 1804-1877. (See beyond.) 
Married Harriet Newell. 

262. Rodney* Porter, 1806-1889. (See beyond.) 
Married Mary C. Drew. 

263. Pierce* Porter, 1809-1894. (See beyond.) 
Married Mary A. Brown. 

Married Josephine L. Baker. 

264. George W.* Porter, 1812-1884. (See beyond.) 
Married C. Augusta Reed. 

Married Catherine M. Phillips. 

265. Charles C. P.* Porter, 1815-1884. (See beyond.) 
Married Caroline Patch. 

266. William G.* Porter, 1817-1891. (See beyond.) 
Married Cynthia Geer. 

267. Benjamin F.* Porter, 1820-1898. (See beyond.) 
Married Eliza Buffum. 

Married Izette D. Pickering. 

268. Elizabeth* Porter, 1823-1894. (See beyond.) 
Married Sutherick J. Weston. 

37. 

HANNAH^ PORTER, 

(SamueP Porter.) 

Bom 1781; died in Wenham, 1867. 
Married 1st, William Preston. 
Married 2nd, Barzillai Bush. 
Married 3rd, David Underbill. 
Married 4th, James Emerson. 



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Mrs. Hannah (Porter) Emerson is remembered as a very social, 
agreeable person; a noted cook; a pattern housekeeper; and a hos- 
pitable hostess. She had musical gifts, and was an excellent singer. 
She knew many old English ballads, and as she spun, she amused 
herself by singing them, and it was said that she could sing all day, 
and not repeat herself once. She was four times a widow, and 
finally made her home with her son, Hiram Preston, at whose 
house she died. 

CHILDREN. 

269. Elizabeth Baker^ Preston, 1802-1849. (See beyond.) 
Married Rufus Phillips. 

270. HiRAM« Preston, 1804-1892. (See beyond.) 
Married Lydia Murray. 

271. Hannah Porter* Preston, 1813-1864. (See beyond.) 
Married Howard Goodale. 

272. Mary Jane* Bush, 1814-1863. (See beyond.) 
Married Philip Stark. 

273. Ann* Underhill, 1816-1884. (See beyond.) 
Married Alonzo B. Cadwell. 

38. 

POLLY' PORTER, 

(SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 1784; died in Tyrone, N. Y., 8 April 
1867. 

Married, 1st., David, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Glid- 
den) Emery, of Auburn, N. H. 

Married, 2nd., Charles Emerson, of Chester, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

274. David* Emery, died in early life. 

275. Sarah* Emery, bom in Chester, N. H., 2 July 1806; 
died in Tyrone, N. Y., 28 March 1887. 

Married 1st, .... Robie, who died early. 

Married 2nd, David Hoover, who died 1 April 1844, aged 36 years. 

No children. 

Mrs. Sarah (Emery) Hoover was a person of unusual char- 
acter, and had a very eventful life. Being thrown early upon her 
own resources, she joined her brother David in a Massachusetts 
town, where she followed the calling of a tailoress, going about 
from house to house, as was the custom of the times. While here, 



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she became acquainted with a family who were going to try their for- 
tunes in what was then considered the far west; that is, western New 
York. She joined them and made the long journey safely, and 
started in business for herself, and succeeded so well, that she soon 
had quite an establishment of her own. Feeling that the other 
members of her family would have a better chance in the newer 
section of the country, she returned to Chester, and took back with 
her, her mother and two young brothers, Charles and Benjamin. 
The journey was made in a carriage until they reached the Erie 
Canal, when Mrs. Emerson and Benjamin took the boat, while 
Mrs. Hoover and Charles continued the journey wdth the horse. 
Later she made another visit to Chester, and took back with her 
John^ Porter, (No. 39) who remained with her until his death. 

276. William P.« Emerson, 1807-1902. (See beyond.) 
Married Mary J. McDuffee. 

Married Mary Menter. 

277. Arnold' Emerson. 

278. John* Emerson, -1855. 

279. Charles K.« Emerson, 1813-1872. (See beyond.) 
Married Hannah Owens. 

280. Mary Martha* Emerson, 1817-1839. (See beyond.) 
Married Stephen Thompson. 

281. Benjamin K.* Emerson, 1826-1897. (See beyond.) 
Married Charlotte A. Prescott. 

Married Mary F. Sproul. 

257. 

CAREY* CARLETON, 

(Sally^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Bradford; died there 12 July 1867. 
Married Lavinia, daughter of Abel and Abigail (Day) 
Kimball. 

Mr. Carey Carleton was a shoemaker, and lived in Bradford. 

CHILDREN. 

282. Lucretia' Carleton, 1832-1889. 

283. Carey F.^ Carleton. 

284. Orlando' Carleton, 1841-1879. 

285. Sophronia® Carleton. (See beyond.) 
Married Charles T. Ford. 



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258. 
ADELINE MARTHA^ CARLETON, 

(Sally^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Born in Bradford; died in Bethlehem, N. H., 1883. 
Married 1st, James, son of Samuel Emery, of Auburn, N. H. 
Married 2nd, Peter Stevens, of Washington, Vt. 

James Emery was a shoemaker, and lived in Chester, N. H., 
until about 1841, when he moved to Washington, Vt., where he 
and five of his children died at about the same time, 1851, all of 
diphtheria. 

CHILDREN. 

286. Carleton® Emery, -1904. (See beyond.) 
Married Ida M. Richardson. 

287. Sarah^ Emery, died young. 

288. George^ Emery, died young. 

289. Chandler^ Emery, died young. 

290. Porter James^ Emery, born in Washington, Vt., 19 
Feb., 1848. For about a quarter of a century has made his home 
with Mr. Calvin Goodwin, in Chelsea, Vt., where he carries on his 
occupation of farming. 

291. LucY^ Emery, married Charles Smith, and moved to 
New Jersey. 

292. Philonia^ Emery, died young, 

293. JuLiA^ Emery, died young. 

260. 
MARY^ PORTER, 
(Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Bradford, 16 Jan. 1802; died in Manchester, N. H., 
13 Jan. 1884; buried on her 82nd birthday. 

Married, 11 Nov. 1828, Samuel, son of John and Betsey 
(Stark) Stark, of Manchester, N. H. 

Mr. Samuel Stark was a farmer and lived in Manchester, own- 
ing a large farm on what is now North Union street. 

Mrs. Mary (Porter) Stark was endowed \\ith much personal 
beauty, great originality of mind, and kindhness of spirit. She 
was a most hospitable hostess, and without any apparent effort, 
a most entertaining talker. She was unconventional in her dress, 



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her speech, and her manners, and was usually called "Aunt May" 
by her friends and acquaintances., as well as by her relatives. 
During the latter part of her life, her dresses were all made after 
one fashion, open in front to show a white lace neckerchief, though 
this was not the fashion at the time, and she usually wore a lace 
cap. Many interesting stories are told of her, one of which is as 
follows: She was left in charge of a fever patient at a time when 
it was believed that such sufferers should not be allowed to drink 
water. As the case was considered hopeless, she decided to give 
the patient all the water he wanted. To the surprise of all, he was 
much better in the morning, and under her ministrations entirely 
recovered ; but it was not until long after that she told of her water- 
cure. During the 44 years of her widowhood her house was a sort 
of rendezvous for all her nieces and nephews, a visit to "Aunt 
May" being always a most enjoyable form of outing. Her sym- 
pathies were always with the unfortunate, and the needy never 
appealed to her in vain. During the course of her life, seventeen 
children, none of them her own, made her house their home. 

CHILD. 

294. Emma' Stark, 1832-1905. (See beyond.) 
Married A. Foster Morse. 

Married Charles S. Kidder. 

261. 

ABRAHAM^ PORTER, 

(Nehemiah'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Raymond, Me., 5 March 1804; died in Chicopee, 
24 Jan. 1877. 

Married, 4 Nov. 1828, Harriet, daughter of Ezra and Eunice 
Newell, of Mason Village, N. H. 

Mr. Abraham Porter was a carpenter, and spent the greater 
part of his life in Chicopee. 

CHILDREN. 

295. Helen^ Porter, 1829-1830. 

296. Harriet^ Porter, bom in Boston, 24 Jan. 1831; spent 
most of her life in Whitefield, N. H., with her uncle, Mr. Abel Newell; 
but has recently moved to Rockford, 111., where she resides with 
her sister, Mrs. Hovey. 

297. Edwin R.» Porter, 1833-1906. (See beyond.) 
Married Harriet Hale. 



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298. Helen^ Porter, 1835- (See beyond.) 
Married James W. Armitage. 

Married John W. Miller. 

299. Waldo^ Porter, 1839- (See beyond.) 
Married Olive B. Sturgis. 

300. Alden^ Porter, 1841-1861. 

When the war of the rebellion broke out, Alden Porter was 
the first volunteer in Chicopee, and the first of his company to die, 
and was called " Chicopee 's First Martyr." 

301. Emma R.^ Porter, born in Belchertown, 21 Feb. 1845. 
Married 1st, John Elliott Ballard. 

Married 2nd, Joseph E. Turner. 
No children. 

Mrs. Emma (Porter) Turner lives in Rockford, 111. 

302. Marietta^ Porter, 1847- (See beyond.) 
Married Albert Shepard. 

303. Henrietta^ Porter, M. D,, bom in Belchertown, 27 
April 1850. 

Married Lucius Abbe Hovey. 
No children. 

Mrs. Henrietta (Porter) Hovey lives in Rockford, 111. 

262. 

RODNEY^ PORTER, 
(Nehemiah'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Bom in Raymond, Me., 17 Aug. 1806; died in Lowell, 
8 July 1889. 

Married, 28 Nov. 1833, Mary Cutis, daughter of Nathan 
and Sally (Elliott) Drew. 

Rodney Porter was a man of sturdy physique and many 
excellent qualities. Early in life he moved to Chester, N. H. with 
his parents, and was apprenticed to the trade of carpenter and 
joiner. He was an excellent, painstaking workman, and in those 
days of hand labor found employment in the best of Boston houses. 
Though having little opportunity for the education of the schools, 
he was a man of ready intelligence, and well informed on current 
events, and a genial, quiet, home-loving citizen. Most of his life 
was spent in Manchester, N. H., but during his declining years 
he lived with his daughter, Mrs. James L. Campbell, whom he 
survived but a few months. 



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CHILDREN. 

304. Olive Emmeline Elliott^ Porter, 1836-1840. 

305. Francis Lyman^ Porter, born 17 May 1838; drowned 
at Providence, R. I., 21 March 1869. 

As a young man, Francis L. Porter was studious and mani- 
fested a high intelligence, with considerable mechanical ingenuity. 
He became an expert photographer, and conducted that business 
in Manchester, N. H., after which he opened a stationery and news 
store. Early in the war for the union, he enlisted in the First 
Reg't N. E. V. Cavalry and went to the front. He participated 
in several battles, in one of which he was wounded in the leg, the 
bones of which were so shattered, that he was confined to the hos- 
pital several months, and never fully recovered the use of the limb. 

306. Nathan Franklin^ Porter, 1840-1840. 

307. Catherine Lois^ Porter, 1845-1889. (See beyond.) 
Married James L. Campbell. 

308. Foster Lawrence' Porter, 1847-1848. 

263. 

PIERCE^ PORTER, 
(Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Raymond, Me., 21 July 1809; died in Manchester, 
N. H., 6 Sept. 1894; buried in Hooksett, N. H. 

Married, 1st, at Amoskeag, N. H., 10 June 1833, Mary 
Ann, daughter of Joseph and Susanna (Holman) Brown, of 
Exeter, N. H. 

Married, 2nd, Oct. 1856, Josephine [Louisa, daughter of 
Silas and Dorothy (Templeton) Baker, of Holliston. 

Pierce Porter was a tall well formed man, with blue eyes and 
brown hair. He spent the greater part of his life in Hooksett, N. 
H., where he followed the trade of a shoemaker, and kept a country 
store. He was an excellent gardener, very fond of flowers, and had 
a wide knowledge of the wild plants in the vicinity of his home. 
From his boyhood he was interested in the temperance cause, and 
retained his interest to the end of his long life. He was a regular 
attendant at the Congregational church, and when past eighty, 
received a prize for perfect attendance at the Sunday School, in 
this respect, outdoing all the younger members. He was ingenious 
in the use of wood working tools, and invented several labor saving 
machines. He read much, his taste including history, travels, 
poetry, novels and newspapers. 



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CHILDREN. 

309. Charles Phillips^ Porter, 1834- (See beyond.) 
Married Rebecca W. Saltmarsh. 

310. Albertina Gertrude^ Porter, born at Amoskeag, N. 
H., 24 Aug. 1836. Married, 25 July 1867, William Alexander, 
son of James and Jean (McClure) Cochrane, of Boston. 

No children. 

Mrs. Albertina (Porter) Cochrane was educated in the public 
schools of Boston, and afterwards took a course at the State Nor- 
mal School at Framingham, where she graduated in 1861. She 
taught from the time of her graduation until her marriage. Since 
the death of Mr. Cochrane, she has resided in Worcester. 

311. George Franklin^ Porter, 1838-1897. (See beyond.) 
Married Anna I. Parks. 

312. Juliet^ Porter, born in Manchester, N. H., 26 March 
1843. At the age of fifteen she joined the ranks of the Yankee 
girls who found their way to Lowell, and was there employed by 
the Merrimac Corporation for a little more than three years, and 
then entered the State Normal School at Framingham, where she 
graduated in 1863. After teaching a few years she took a special 
course at the State Normal School at Oswego, N. Y., from which 
place she went to Brooklyn, N. Y., and taught there for three years 
in the Adelphi Academy, and two years in the Mansfield Academy; 
then went to LeRoy, N. Y., and taught in the LeRoy Academic 
Institute for three years; Feb. 1875, began teaching in the State 
Normal School at Worcester, and remained there until June 1894; 
in all taught for thirty-one consecutive years. Lives in Worcester. 

313. Nellie Josephine' Porter, 1857-1873. 

314. Lucy Agnes' Porter, bom in Hooksett, N. H., 11 
Aug. 1864. Married, 7 June 1893, James Henry, son of Henry 
and Mary Jane (Porter) Blizard, of Lynn. 

No children. 

Mr. James H. Blizard is in the wholesale leather business, 
and lives in Lynn. 

315. William Ellis' Porter, born in Hooksett, N. H., 15 
Dec. 1867. When last heard from was living in Colorado. 

264. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON^ PORTER, 

(Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Raymond, Me., 9 Feb. 1812; died in Somerville, 
24 May, 1884. 



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Married, 1st., 4 Dec. 1836, Caroline Augusta Reed. 

Married, 2nd., 13 June 1841, Catherine Miranda, daughter 
of Rufus and EUzabeth Baker (Preston) PhilHps, of Chester, 
N. H. She was born in Bradford, 13 June 1822. (See No. 
336.) 

Mr. George W. Porter, at the age of eighteen, made his way 
to Boston, feeling that he was old enough to try life for himself. 
He entered the grocery business, at first living in the family of 
his employer. A few years later he engaged in the same business 
on his own account, but left it and became a travelling salesman 
for a firm of ship chandlers. He was naturally a studious person 
interested in religious questions, and spent some time in the study 
of theology; and to the end of his life he felt that the ministry was 
more in harmony with his natural gifts than trade. When he lived 
in Boston he attended the church of the famous Hosea Ballou, 
and was a teacher in his Sunday School. Although his schooling 
was meagre according to the modern standard, yet he had gifts 
which remedied this defect. He had an innate loftiness of mind, 
courtliness of manner, and many noble traits of character. 

He was very generous; he always sought the best company; 
and he was ambitious, not only for himself, but for all his kin. 
During the latter part of his life he lived in Somerville, where his 
widow and daughter still reside. 

Mrs. Catherine M. (Phillips) Porter, had the best training in 
her childhood and youth, for the duties of her maturer years, 
life on an old-fashioned farm. Along with habits of industry, 
she here learned to find enjoyment in a love of nature which has 
never left her. The quiet of country life left her leisure to give 
her attention to high things, and her naturally artistic tempera- 
ment was strengthened by the constant contemplation of the 
beauties by which she was surrounded. She has always enjoyed 
literary work, and has been a contributor of both prose and poetry, 
to the local publications. 

CHILDREN. 

316. George Augustus^ Porter, 1838-1842. 

317. Wendell Phillips^ Porter, born in Lynfield, 8 Aug. 
1849; died in Somerville, 4 Aug. 1878. 

He was a deaf mute, and educated at the Asylum for Deaf 
Mutes, Hartford, Conn. He was amiable in his disposition, and 
ambitious beyond his strength. Notwithstanding his limitations, 
he accomplished more than many who suffer from no such disabilities. 



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318. Henry Sumner^ Porter, bom in Somerville, 30 July 
1852; died in Monterey, Cal., 7 Dec. 1892. 

Married Mrs. Elizabeth (Hart) Marks. 
No children. 

After leaving school, he was employed for a time at the Parker 
House, Boston, but finally went west and engaged in the mining 
business. He had fine artistic tastes, and spent much time in oil 
painting, especially excelling in landscapes. 

319. Alice May^ Porter, born in Somerville, 8 May 1859. 
After graduating from the High School in Somerville, took 

a course of study at the State Normal School at Salem, and for 
some years after taught in Somerville. She is now employed as 
librarian in the Law Library, Post Office Building, Boston. 

265. 

^CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY^ PORTER, 

(Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 6 Feb. 1815; died in Manchester, 
N. H., 7 April 1884. 

Married, 1 Oct. 1836, Caroline, daughter of David A. and 
Susanna (Parker) Patch, of Antrim, N. H. 

Mr. Charles C. P. Porter spent the greater part of his life in 
Manchester, N. H., in the employ of the Amoskeag Manufacturing 
'€o. He was something of a mechanical genius, having invented 
a "cleaner" or roll cover, by which good work could be done with 
cotton dyed in the bulk, a very difficult thing to do. The company 
claimed the invention as theirs, saying it had been thought out 
during the time he was paid to work for them. Like most of his 
family, he was tall, straight, and well formed, had dark hair, large 
gray eyes, and a firm quick step. In youth he was stern, and not 
'Over fond of company; still with a friend or two, he loved to go on 
long hunting and fishing trips, camping out and cooking his own 
food for days at a time. In old age he was mild, social, hospitable, 
and fond of children. 

CHILDREN. 

320. Estella Erskine^ Porter, 1838- (See^beyond.) 
Married Isaac Sawyer. 

321. MoRGiANA MoNOYA^ PoRTER, bom in Manchester, N. 
H., 20 April 1842. 

Married 12 June 1873, Julius Edgar, son of David and Mary L. 

(Lakin) Wilson. 
No children. 



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Mr. and Mrs. Julius E. Wilson live in Lakeport, N. H., where 
he is engaged in the manufacture of needles. Mrs. Wilson has a 
voice of unusual compass and purity, and is also gifted with a gen- 
uine love of music. Her voice was cultivated under the best obtain- 
able teachers, and as church and concert singer she has achieved 
success. 

322. Samuel Augustus^ Porter, 1843-1874. (See beyond.) 
Married Maria A. Jackson. 

323. Rosalind Ella^ Porter, 1845- (See beyond.) 
Married Oliver Briggs. 

Married John Hastie. 

324. LuNETTA Florence^ Porter, 1848-1853. 

266. 
WILLIAM GRAGG^ PORTER, 

(Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Born in Chester, N. H., 11 Nov. 1817; died at Chicopee, 

6 Aug. 1891. 

Married, in Chicopee, 7 May 1842, Cynthia Ann, daughter 

of Elijah and Cynthia (Jewett) Geer, of Stanstead, P. Q. 

Mr. William G. Porter was a cabinet maker, and lived in Chic- 
opee. He was a man of quiet tastes and refined manners. He 
was naturally fond of the use of woodworking tools, and spent 
much of his leisure in the making of household furniture of elegant 
design and finished workmanship. 

CHILDREN. 

325. Ellen Adelaide^ Porter, 1844-1858. 

326. Ida Lizette^ Porter, born in Bedford, N. H., 19 Dec. 1849. 
Married 19 Dec. 1871, :Edward Rhea, son of Dr. Peter L. 

and Mary R. (Plocher) Stickney, of Springfield. 
No children. 

Mr. Edward R. Stickney was treasurer of the Springfield 
Water-works. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Ida (Porter) 
Stickney has continued to live in Springfield, with relatives. 

267. 
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN^ PORTER, 
(Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Born in Chester, N. H., 10 Dec. 1820; died in Manchester, 
N. H., 26 Jan. 1898. 



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Married 1st, 14 July 1842, Eliza, daughter of Joseph and 
Nancy (Elkins) Buifum, of Grafton, N. H. 

Married 2nd, Izette Disco, daughter of John Pickering, of 
Pittsfield, N. H. 

Mr. Benjamin F. Porter lived in Manchester, N. H., where he 
kept a repair shop. He had much mechanical ingenuity, and 
invented several useful and labor saving appliances. He was also 
a good musician, and was a member of the Manchester Comet Band, 
and when the Civil War broke out, he went to Washington with 
that organization. 

CHILDREN. 

327. Josephine^ Porter, 1843-1843. 

328. Eliza Francelia^ Porter, born in Grafton, N. H., 13 
Jan. 1848; died there, 3 Oct. 1901. 

Married Chauncey Bonney Littlefield. 
No children. 

After a course of study in the Manchester High School, she 
entered the State Normal School at Framingham, where she grad- 
uated in 1866, and after this taught until her marriage. Mr Little- 
field is a druggist and real estate agent, and their home was always 
in Manchester, N. H. 

329. Alma Jabinda® Porter, 1852- (See beyond.) 
Married Elgin C. Wright. 

330. Walter Burnside^ Porter, 1863- (See beyond.) 
Married Mary A. Lane. 

331. Fred Chandler® Porter, 1868- (See beyond.) 
Married Emily M. Conner. 

332. Cynthia® Porter, 1859-1859. 

268. 

ELIZABETH^ PORTER, 

(Nehemiah"^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 24 Nov. 1823; died in Holyoke, 
3 Nov. 1894. 

Married, 30 Aug. 1840, Sutherick Jackson Weston. 

Mrs. Elizabeth (Porter) Weston was a woman of sweet and 
quiet disposition; she found her interests chiefly in her home, and 
had no ambition to lead in church or society. She loved music 
and flowers, but most of all, her family. She had good judgment, 



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and an abundance of common sense. As a housewife, she was 
thrifty and industrious, and worked hopefully and patiently. Her 
influence was gentle and lasting. Her husband had such confidence 
in her executive ability that he placed his income in her hands to 
be expended by her according to her own judgment, and she seldom 
erred. She was an exemplary woman, a wise mother, and a devoted 
wife. 

Mr. S. Jackson Weston was taught in his early days the lesson 
of self dependence, and this lesson he practiced all his life. He 
possessed good sense, tender feeling, strict honesty, and a sense 
of religious duty. Not having opportunity for study in early 
life, his spare time was given largely to reading, and almost wholly 
such books as were of a practical nature. When he carried the 
mail from Antrim to Keene, N. H., he strapped his book on his 
lap that he might study whenever a chance offered. He had 
decided opinions, and though he was not aggressive, he never 
hesitated to make himself felt and understood. He was fond 
of a joke, but it was an early riser who could put one on him. He 
was a successful manufacturer, and the inventor of the revolving 
lawn sprinkler, now so commonly used. 

CHILDREN. 

333. Caroline Augusta Reed® Weston, 1841- (See 
beyond.) 

Married William S. Loomis. 

334. Leonard Stark® Weston, 1849-1883. (See beyond.) 
Married Ellen M. Miller. 

335. Lois Ardelle® Weston, 1851- (See beyond.) 
Married Benjamin W. Bright. 

269. 

ELIZABETH BAKER" PRESTON, 
(Hannah'^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born 1802; died 10 July 1849. 

Married, 12 June 1821, Rufus, son of Timothy and Deborah 
(Buswell) Phillips, of Bradford. 

Mrs. Elizabeth (Preston) Phillips was a woman of unusual 
intelligence, and of remarkable executive ability. Her daughters 
were carefully trained in all the arts of housewifery, while their 
mental improvement was by no means neglected. She was her- 
self of very industrious habits, and allowed no idleness in any of 
her household. 



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Mr, Rufus Phillips was a man of fine character, with a pro- 
nounced dislike for everything low; he despised gossip, and never 
allowed himself to speak slightingly even of the unworthy. Though 
not bred to the work of a farm, he brought willing heart and hands 
to the one he bought in Chester, N. H. When he took the place, 
the house was unfinished, and the land seemed buried in rocks. 
Year by year all this was changed, and it became a very comfort- 
able and pleasant home. Being on the road from Haverhill to 
Concord, it was the favorite stopping place for all the friends and 
relatives who passed that way. 

CHILDREN. 

c;36. Catherine Miranda^ Phillips, 1822- (See No. 264.) 
Married George W. Porter. 

337. Martha Elizabeth^ Phillips, 1825-1898. (See beyond.) 
Married Benjamin U. Preston. 

338. William Preston^ Phillips, 1830-1853. 

270. 
HIRAM« PRESTON, 
(Hannah'^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 16 Feb. 1804; died in Beverly, 
5 Sept. 1893. 

Married, Lydia, daughter of John and Lydia (Crowell) 
Murray. 

Mr. Hiram Preston was a farmer, and lived in Beverly. 

CHILDREN. 

339. John John M.^ Preston, 1829- (See beyond.) 
Married Lydia Morse. 

340. William' Preston, 1831- (See beyond.) 
Married Sarah A. Burnham. 

341. Edward' Preston, 1833- Died unmarried. 

342. Adaline Carleton' Preston, 1835- (See beyond.) 
Married Joseph Knowlton. 

343. Lewis Allen' Preston, 1837- Died in infancy. 

344. Lydia Ann' Preston, 1839- (See beyond.) 
Married John F. Standly. 

345. Nelson' Preston, 1841-1883. 

346. Addison' Preston, 1846- (See beyond.) 
Married Ellen A. Dodge. 



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347. Lewis Allen® Preston, 1852- (See beyond.) 
Married Augusta Herrick. 

348. Carrie Estelle® Preston, bom Nov. 18, 1858. 
Married, 1899, Arthur, son of James and Betsey (Scribner) Chaloner. 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chaloner live in Beverly, where he follows 
his trade of carpenter. 

271. 

HANNAH PORTER' PRESTON, 

(Hannah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) ■ 

Born in Chester, N. H., 3 May 1813; died 16 Nov. 1864. 
Married Howard Goodale, of Salem. 

CHILDREN. 

349. Susan P.« Goodale, 1828- 
Married William Briggs, of Salem. 

350. Mary A." Goodale, 1830- 
Married . . . Merrill, of Hamilton. 

351. Frances P.® Goodale, 1832-1902. (See beyond.) 
Married Luke E. Friend. 

352. William S.® Goodale, 1835-1839. 

353. Elizabeth W." Goodale, 1838- 
Married .... Jones. 

354. Martha P.' Goodale, 1841-1864. 

355. Hannah J." Goodale, 1846-1864. 

272. 
MARY JANE* BUSH, 

(Hannah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 8 June 1812; died in East Concord, 
N. H., 21 May 1863. 

Married, 8 Sept., 1835, Philip, son of John and Betsey 

(Stark) Stark, of Manchester, N. H. 

Mrs. Mary J. (Bush) Stark was a person of fine mind, and great 
ambition and energy. From her earliest childhood, she earnestly 
desired an education, and did everything in her power to gain one. 
She had a large family, and one of her sayings was, "My time belongs 
to my family until ten o'clock at night; after that, it is my own 
as long as I choose to read or write;" and it was commonly long 



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after midnight before she sought her bed. She is still remembered 
by her friends, both for her witty conversation, and for her writings, 
published in the periodicals of the day. 

Mr. Philip Stark was for many years a manufacturer of leather 
belting for the Manchester Mills, but his health becoming impaired, 
he moved to a farm in East Concord, N. H. He w^as a man loved 
for his sweet, peace loving disposition, and his honest, unselfish 
dealings with his fellow men. 

CHILDREN. 

356. Chandler Holmes^ Stark, 1836-1891. (See beyond.) 
Married Mary Wetherell. 

357. John Philip' Stark, 1838-1871. 

358. Hannah Ann' Stark, 1840-1841. 

359. Ann Eliza' Chase Stark, 1842-1904. (See beyond.) 
Married Alfred E. Emery. 

360. Clara Jane' Stark, 1843-1870. (See beyond.) 
Married John O. Rust. 

361. Hannah Juliet' Stark, 1846-1869. 

362. Mary Alice' Stark, 1851-1869. 

273. 

ann^ underbill, 

(Hannah'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 6 Oct. 1816; died in Manchester 
N. H., 14 March 1884. 

Married, 24 April 1842, Alonzo Bodwell Cadwell. 

CHILDREN. 

363. Frank Alonzo' Cadwell, 1853- (See beyond.) 
Married Cora F. A, Hunton. 

364. Elizabeth Ann' Cadwell, 1855-1872. 

276. 
WILLIAM PRESTON^ EMERSON, 
(Polly^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Born in Auburn, N. H., 1807; died in North Londonderry, 
28 Oct. 1902, aged 95 years and 21 days. 

Married 1st, Mary Jane, daughter of Archie and Sarah 
(Merrill) McDuffee. 

Married 2nd, Mary, daughter of Samuel Mentor, of London- 
derry. 



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Mr. William P. Emerson lived for more than half a century in 
North Londonderry, N. H., where he followed the trade of car- 
penter and contractor. He was in comparatively good health 
until within a few hours of his death, and two days before was 
employed about his usual occupations. 

CHILDREN. 

365. Charles Nelson' Emerson, 1844- (See beyond.) 
Married Lois Smith. 

366. Susan D.' Emerson, 
Married Charles Clements, of Manchester. 

367. Stephen Decater Burnham' Emerson, 1836- 

368. Francis' Emerson. 

369. George' Emerson, 

Killed during a skirmish in the Civil War. 

370. Ersebel^ Emerson, dead. 

371. Mary' Emerson. 

372. Sarah Hoover' Emerson, dead. 

373. William Preston' Emerson, dead. 

374. John Pinkerton' Emerson, born 3 Dec. 1858. 
Married Ella Maria, daughter of Silas and Maria E. Blakeley, 

of Chelsea, Vt. 
No children. 

375. Ida Frances' Emerson, 
Married Oscar C. Griffin, of Derry, N. H. 
No children. 

376. Addie a.' Emerson, 1860- (See beyond.) 
Married George C. Webster. 

377. Clara Alma' Emerson, 1867- (See beyond.) 
Married Charles H. White. 

378. "^ ADaughter,^ 
Married Charles E. Cousins. 

279. 

CHARLES KENT« EMERSON, 
(Polly^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 14 Feb. 1813; died in Campbell, 
N. Y., 22 May 1872. 

Married, 9 Oct. 1836, Hannah Owens. 



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Mr. Charles K. Emerson was a farmer, and lived in South 
Bradford, Steuben Co., N. Y. 

CHILDREN. 

379. Helen Mar^ Emerson, 1838-1873. (See beyond.) 
Married Herman G. Smith. 

380. Luther Murry^ Emerson, 1840- (See beyond.) 
Married Helen M. Corwin. 

Married Jennie Applegate. 

381. Mary Thankful^ Emerson, 1841- (See beyond.) 
Married Helmus Crisler. 

382. Sarah Hoover^ Emerson, born 2 May 1843. 
Married, 4 July 1865, William Mead. 

383. Olive^ Emerson, born 3 June 1846. 
Married John Knapp. 

384. Hannah Jane ^Emerson, 1847- (See beyond.) 
Married David D. Feagles. 

385. Benjamin C.^ Emerson, 1850-1853. 

386. Adeline A.® Emerson, 1851-1865. 

387. Arnold W.^ Emerson, 1850-1873. 
Killed in a railroad accident. 

388. Edgar E.' Emerson, 1854-1854. > rp • _ 

389. Ida D.« Emerson, 1854-1854. f •^^^°^- 

390. Benjamin L.^ Emerson, bom 17 Feb. 1856; died at 
Oak Valley, Kansas. 

Married his cousin, Edith Owens. 
No children. 

391. Lena Delphlne® Emerson, bom 8 June 1857. 
Married Myron Beard. 

392. Francis' Emerson, 1859-1859. 

393. Carrie* Emerson, 1861-1862. 

394. Curtice' Emerson, 1862-1865. 

395. Ernest' Emerson, 1864-1864. 

280.' 

MARY MARTHA^ EMERSON, 

(Polly" Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born 1817; died 7 Jan. 1839. 

Married, 18 March 1838, Stephen Thompson, of Wobum. 



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She was described by one who knew her, as " lively and agree- 
able; very capable, and an industrious worker." 

CHILD. 

396. Mary Welthy^ Thompson, 1839- (See beyond.) 
Married Arthur E. Fessenden. 

281. 
BENJAMIN KITRAGE^ EMERSON, 
(Polly^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 27 Aug. 1826; died in Canandaigua, 
N. Y., 26 Sept., 1897. 

Married, 1st, 9 Oct, 1850, Charlotte Adelia Prescott. 
Married, 2nd, Mrs. Mary Francis (Sutton) Sproul. 

Mr. Benjamin K. Emerson, for many years a resident of Canan- 
daigua, N. Y., was a tall, erect, fine looking man, with a broad 
high forehead, full beard, regular features, and genial manners. 
He was an excellent example of the sturdy Yankee boy who wins 
his way by sheer force of character. At the age of thirteen, he was 
captain of a canal boat ; a little later he read medicine for two years 
with a physician in Tyrone, N. Y., where he also served as Justice 
of the Peace. After this, he took up farming, and at one time, 
owned about five hundred acres of land. He also dealt in milk, 
and was a successful veterinary surgeon, in which occupation he 
continued until his death. When the Civil War broke out, he was 
eager to go to the front, but deferred to his mother's wishes, and 
remained at home. He had a kindly, affectionate, generous dis- 
position, and was always ready to listen to the troubles of others 
and to render all the aid his circumstances would permit. 

CHILDREN. 

397. Charles P.' Emerson, 1851-1856. 

398. George Marrow® Emerson, 1857-1902. (See beyond.) 
Married Elizabeth Couch. 

399. Arnold Jillson® Emerson, 1860- (See beyond.) 
Married Anna B. Malony. 

400. Mary® Emerson, 1868- (See beyond.) 
Married John O. Cook. 

401. Hattie Louise® Emerson, 1861- (See beyond.) 
Married Frank Steinbaugh. 

402. Caroline Maud® Emerson, bom 2 March 1880. 
Married 3 Oct. 1900, Barry C. Johnson. 



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Mr. Barry C. Johnson is a machinist, and is employed in one 
of the large manufactories in Canandaigua. They make their 
home on the farm origmally owned by Mrs. Johnson's father. 

285. 

SOPHRONIA^ CARLETON, 

(Carey^ Carleton, Sally^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Married Charles T. Ford, of Haverhill. 

CHILD. 

403. MaudI" Ford. 

286. 

CARLETON^ EMERY, 
(Adeline^ Carleton, Sally^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Chelsea, Vt.; died 4 Aug. 1904. 
Married, 14 Oct. 1871, Ida May, daughter of Reuben and 
Louisa (Guernsey) Richardson, of Bethlehem, N. H. 

Mr. Carleton Emery was a farmer and lived in Lisbon, N. H. 
During the Civil War, he enlisted in the 18th New Hampshire 
regiment. 

CHILD. 

404. Edith May*° Emery. 

294. 

emma^ stark, 

(Mary^ Porter, Nehemiah'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Bom in Manchester, N. H., 25 Aug. 1832; died in Pep- 
perell, 22 Sept. 1905. 

Married 1st, 21 April 1850, Amos Foster, son of Joseph 
and Phoebe (West) Morse, of Chester, N. H. 

Married 2nd, July 29 1872, Charles Stark, son of Samuel 
B. and Mary A. (Spinney) Kidder, of Manchester, N. H. 

Mrs. Emma (Stark) Kidder spent most of her life in Manchester, 
N. H. She was an expert with her needle, having in early life 
served an apprenticeship in a tailor's shop. After the death of 
Mr. Kidder she lived alone in Manchester for several years, but 
later made her home with relatives in Worcester. 



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Mr. Charles Stark Kidder served in the Civil War, and took 
part in forty-five battles and skirmishes, and was twice taken 
prisoner. 

CHILD. 

405. Lizzie Isidore^" Morse, 1852-1853. 

297. 
EDWIN RUTHVEN^ PORTER, 

(Abraham^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Boston, 2 Nov. 1833; died in Medford, 4 Dec. 
1906. 

Married, 31 March 1867, Harriet Hale, of Boston. 

Mr. Edwin R. Porter was a furniture manufacturer, and lived 
in Medford. 

CHILDREN. 

406. Harry Alden^° Porter, born in Boston, 15 Jan. 1868. 

407. Grace Louise'" Porter, born in Boston, 31 May 1875. 

298. 
HELEN^ PORTER, 

(Abraham^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Belchertown, 22 Nov. 1835. 
Married 1st, 22 April 1867, James William, son of George 
S. and Elizabeth (Nowell) Armitage. 

Married 2nd, 26 Nov. 1885, John Wilson Miller. 

CHILD. 

408. James Herbert^" Armitage, 1868- (See beyond.) 
Married Catherine A. Mack. 

299. 
WALDO^ PORTER, 

(Abraham^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Chicopee, 21 May 1839. 
Married, 4 Feb. 1883, Olive Bates Sturgis. 
Mr. Waldo Porter lives in Seattle, Washington. 

CHILD. 

409. Olive Weston'" Porter, born in San Francisco, Cal., 
14 March 1885. 



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302. 
MARIETTA^ PORTER, 

(Abraham^ Porter, Nehemiah''^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Born in Belchertown, 31 Dec. 1847. 

Married, 25 March 1869, Albert, son of Dr. Ranson and 
Mary (Goodwin) Shepard, of Brookfield. 

CHILDREN. 

410. Albert Edwin^° Shepard, 1872-1872. 

411. Harriet Maud'" Shepard, 1874- (See beyond.) 
Married George C. Woodard. 

307. 
CATHERINE LOIS^ PORTER, 

(Rodney^ Porter, Nehemiah'^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Boston, 11 Aug. 1845; died in Lowell, 23 April 1889. 

Married, 22 Nov. 1871, James Latham, son of James M. 
and Zillah (Chenery) Campbell, of Manchester, N. H. 

Mrs. Catherine (Porter) Campbell was the fourth in a family 
of five children, three of whom died in childhood. After graduating 
from the State Normal School at Framingham, she became a suc- 
cessful teacher in the public schools of Manchester, N. H. The 
keynote of her character was helpfulness, and many had the great- 
est cause for thankfulness for the inspiration of her daily life. 
She had an eager interest in education and philanthropy, and her 
loss was keenly felt by many outside the circle of her family. 

Mr. James L. Campbell was early apprenticed to the printing 
trade, and, it might almost be said, grew up in a printing office. 
He was one of the owners of the Manchester Union, and later 
became one of the firm owning the Lowell Morning Times. Since 
1896, he has been engaged in mercantile employment, calling for 
the work of a correspondent and expert advertiser. Mr. Campbell 
lives in Lowell, though his business is in Boston. 

CHILDREN. 

413. Donald Chenery^" Campbell, 1873- (See beyond.) 
Married Elizabeth M. Young. 

414. Louise Porter^'^ Campbell, born in Manchester, N, 
H., 21 March 1875; graduated from the Lowell High School with 
the class of 1893, and after two years at Smith College, devoted 
herself to the care of her home in Lowell. For several years she 
has been a teacher in the evening High School in that city, and 
has also taken a course of instruction in Decorative Art at the 
Lowell Textile School, showing a well-marked talent in this direction. 



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415. Kenneth Eaton'" Campbell, born in Manchester, N. 
H., 9 Oct. 1878. After an attendance of two years at the Lowell 
High School, he entered the employ of a local hardware dealer. 
In 1899, he enlisted in the 46th U. S. Volunteers for the war in the 
Philippines, and spent two years in the service, participating in 
the battle of Montalban, and in various skirmishes and "hikes" 
to circumvent and capture small bodies of the enemy and their 
arms. After his return to Lowell he returned to his former employ- 
ment, but compromised with the military inclination by becoming 
a member of the State Militia. 

309. 

CHARLES PHILLIPS' PORTER, 

(Pierce* Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Manchester, N. H., 24 June 1834. 
Married, 13 Nov. 1864, Rebecca Wentworth, daughter of 
Hazen and Sarah S. (Batchelder) Saltmarsh, of Bow, N. H. 

Mr. Charles P. Porter entered the merchant service at about 
the age of fifteen, and continued in it until the breaking out of 
the Civil War, when he enlisted in the navy, seaman on the U. S. 
Steamer, "Massachusetts." 2 July 1861, he was captured by the 
enemy off Cedar Keys, while on board a small, unarmed vessel, 
bound for Key West. He was confined in Tallahassee for about 
ten days, and then sent to Richmond, Va. This was the first 
considerable capture of Union soldiers by the Confederates, and 
the prisoners were considered hostages for the crew of the rebel 
privateer, "Petrel." The building in which he was confined was 
converted into a hospital, where he served until he was exchanged, 
under a flag of truce at Newport News, in Jan., 1862. He was 
discharged the following May. 10 July 1862, he again enlisted, 
and was transferred to the Steamer" Conemaugh," at Portsmouth, 
N. H., as Master at Arms. He was on the blockade most of the 
time; was in the attack on Morris Island; also at Fort Sumter, July 
1863; and in the fight at Mobile Bay. He was discharged at New 
Orleans, 8 Sept. 1864, as Captain of the Afterguard. 

After the war was over, Mr. Porter settled in Manchester, N. 
H., where he now lives. He was in the employ of the Amoskeag 
Manufacturing Co. until a few years since, when he retired from 
active business. 

CHILDREN. 

416. Annie Brown^** Porter, born in Manchester, N. H., 
23 Oct. 1865; died 16 Sept. 1891. She was a person of unusual 
intellectual abilities, her gifts in this line manifesting themselves 



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in early childhood. She graduated from the Manchester High 
School and from the State Normal School at Worcester, after 
which she taught in the public schools of Worcester until the 
spring of 1891. She was a fine musician, having a clear, sweet 
soprano voice, and was also proficient on the banjo, and an excel- 
lent piano player. She was naturally of a social disposition, very 
cheerful under all circumstances, and with a wide circle of friends. 
Her ambition was much beyond her strength, which was never 
great, and her early death was undoubtedly due to her persistent 
labors both in her school and her church. 

417. Elizabeth Rebekah^" Porter, bom in Manchester, 
N. H., 8 Oct. 1869; died, 26 Dec. 1892. Married, 5 Oct. 1892, 
Charles Anthony, son of Frederick and Bertha (Ainsworth) Allen, 
of Manchester. Mrs. Elizabeth (Porter) Allen, had from her child- 
hood, a strong inclination for the study of music, and after a two- 
years' course at the Manchester High School, devoted herself to 
the mastery of the piano, and became a very proficient performer 
on that instrument. She had no desire for publicity, and no inten- 
tion of becoming a public performer; but improved her talents 
for the enjoyment of her friends and family. Although of domes- 
tic tastes, and shining chiefly in the home, she had a numerous 
circle of acquaintances, among whom her influence will not be for- 
gotten. 

311. 

GEORGE FRANKLIN^ PORTER, 

(Pierce^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Manchester, N. H., 14 Dec. 1838; died, by acci- 
dent, while attending a G. A. R. encampment, at Columbus, 
Ohio, 21 Sept. 1897. 

Married Anna Isabella Parks. 

Mr. George F. Porter made his first voyage when about 18 
years old, sailing on the ship " Lancaster" from Boston to Melbourne, 
Australia, thence to the East Indies, and home. On arriving 
in Calcutta, the ship was sold, and all hands discharged. He 
therefore enlisted in an English regiment raised to fight the sepoys, 
but being under age, was sent home on board the "South Shore." 
In 1859, he shipped on board the " Panther, " bound to San Fran- 
cisco around Cape Horn. On arriving in California, he went to 
work on a ranch in San Mateo county, where he remained until 
the breaking out of the Civil War. 17 Aug. 1861, he enlisted in 
the first company of infantry raised in California. The greater 
part of the time he was in the army, he was employed in fighting 



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the Indians, being stationed for some time at Fort Yuma, Arizona. 
He was discharged at La Cruces, New Mexico, 31 Aug. 1864, and 
walked from that place to Leavenworth, Kansas, a distance of 
about fifteen hundred miles. He went to Cincinnati in 1865, and 
moved to Louisville, Ky., about ten years later. He was in the 
government service most of the time, and shortly before his death 
was appointed revenue collector by President McKinley. He 
was a tall, broad-shouldered man, with blue eyes, brown hair, 
and wore a full beard. He was a genial, generous, unselfish person, 
preferring the pleasures of home to other forms of enjoyment. His 
adventurous life furnished him with a fund of stirring anecdotes, 
which he told with great skill. To the end of his life he retained 
a love for his early New England home, and his early associates, 
and always believed that he might be able to finally live in that 
favored region. Like many of his family, he had a gift for music, 
being a good singer, and proficient on several instruments. Al- 
though he was not able to realize his wish, and make his home 
in New England, he made several long visits to the home and friends 
of his youth, renewing his old acquaintances, and living over the 
pleasures of his early days. 

CHILDREN. 

418. Joseph Wayman^^ Porter, 1869- Died in infancy. 

419. Mary Brown^° Porter, 1870- (See beyond.) 
Married James M. Ringo. 

420. Albert Percy'" Porter, 1873-1874. 

421. Harriet Elizabeth^" Porter, 
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 Nov. 1875. 

Married, 15 Sept. 1897, Harry Charles, son of Charles F. and 
Abbie H. (Bellows) Mullett, of Brookfield. 

No children. 

Mr. Harry C. Mullett is a musician and lives in Brookfield 
and Worcester. 

422. Albert Charles'** Porter, born in Louisville, Ky., 
24 April 1878. 

Mr. Albert C. Porter lives in Redlands, Cal. 

320. 

ESTELLA ERSKINE^ PORTER, 
(Charles C. P.^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Lowell, 3 April 1838. 

Married, 4 July 1858, Dr. Isaac, son of Rev. Isaac and 
Hannah (Buel) Sawyer. 



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Mrs. Estella (Porter) Sawyer, who for many years past has 
lived in Holyoke, began to Uve the "strenuous Hfe" long before 
we had heard the phrase. At the early age of thirteen, she began 
to contribute to the family support, alternating periods of study 
with periods of work, a method of education that has not yet been 
improved upon. At that time, the habit of learning a trade was 
still in vogue, and Mrs. Sawyer became an accomplished tailoress. 
Mr. Isaac Sawyer, Sen., was a Baptist clergyman, and his occu- 
pation took him into many sections of the country, and he was 
frequently accompanied by his son's family. From Maine, they 
went to Pennsylvania, and to northern New York, and after the 
birth of her eldest son at her father's home in Manchester, N. H., 
she started alone with her four months' old baby, to join the Sawyer 
family, in Lav^rence, Kansas. This was just at the close of the 
Civil War, though peace had not been declared, and the country 
was in an unsettled condition. Many tribes of Indians were moving 
southwest to the reservations, not openly hostile, but far from 
friendly. They travelled in their war paint, a terror to the people, 
so much so, that citizens patrolled the streets at night for many 
months to guard against surprises. It was nothing unusual to 
have a hideously painted Indian dash up on his pony to the door 
or open window, and demand food or money, which none dared 
to refuse. This state of things lasted all through the first summer 
and fall. July, 1868, the family moved to Atchison, Kansas, 
where they finally settled on a farm within the township, but out 
upon the broad prairie, eight miles from the nearest post-office. 
The nearest neighbor lived a quarter of a mile away, and the next 
one was two miles off. A year later, Dr. Sawyer moved his family 
to Red Oak, Iowa. Western life not proving wholly agreeable, 
a return was made to New England, Goffsto'^m, N. H., being 
selected as a place of residence, and this became a pleasant abiding 
place for seven years. On the death of Mrs. Sawyer's mother in 
1879, it seemed best for all concerned, that Mrs. Sawyer should 
become her father's housekeeper, in Manchester, N. H., which 
necessitated another removal. It was not until the death of her 
father in 1884, that the family permanently settled in Holyoke. 

CHILDREN. 

423. Isaac Erskine^° Sawyer, 1865- (See beyond.) 
Married Maria L. Kirtland 

424. Charles Porter'" Sawyer, born in Atchison, Kansas » 
17 Oct. 1868. Married Maria Louise, daughter of Stanislas G- 
and Calastie (de Coubron) Ouillette. 

Mr. Charles P. Sawyer was educated in the public schools 
of Manchester, N. H. and Goffstown, N. H., the Holyoke High 
School and Williston Seminary. He began work in the office of 



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the Deane Steam Pump Works, and later went into the works 
to learn pump making. In the spring of 1897, he began work in 
the post office, where he remained about four years, and since then 
has been in the employ of the Ford Bit and Augur Company. He 
has a fine, well trained voice which is frequently heard in public. 

322. 

SAMUEL AUGUSTUS^ PORTER, 
(Charles C. P.^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Manchester, N. H., 6 March 1843; died there, 23 
May 1874. 

Married, 30 Sept. 1868, Maria A. Jackson. 

Mr. Samuel A. Porter, like all his family, had a great love 
for music, a fine voice for singing, and he played well on several 
instruments. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the 
4th N. H. Regimental Band, and with them served at Fortress 
Monroe, Port Royal, Femandina, and St. Augustine. After awhile 
the regimental bands were disbanded, and he, in company with 
the band, was discharged, 16 Sept. 1862. In 1865, he served for 
a short time in the Quartermaster's department, at Louisville, 
Ky. After the war was over, he went to Marietta, Ga., and had 
charge of a drug store there for about a year. Roll covering had 
always been his trade, and he returned north, settled in Lawrence, 
and there had charge of a roll shop. He was also a member of 
the Lawrence band. He was naturally of a sunny disposition, 
and with ambitions for his family and himself, that he was not 
able to realize, by reason of his long continued ill health. But 
those who knew him in his prime, have pleasant memory of his 
unswerving honesty and fidelity. 

CHILDREN. 

425. Florence Louise^" Porter, 1871- (See beyond.) 
Married William Dolan. 

426. Harry Augustus^" Porter, 1872- (See beyond.) 
Married Jennett A. Mitchell. 

323. 
ROSALIND ELLA^ PORTER, 
(C. C. P.^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 
Born in Manchester, N. H., 4 Nov. 1845. 
Married, 1st, Oliver Briggs. 

Married 2nd, 1 Dec. 1872, John, son of James and Ann 
(McDonald) Hastie. 



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Mr. Hastie was a merchant and banker, and lived chiefly in 
the west. During the Civil War he served as 1st sergeant in 
Company H., 132nd Illinois Volunteers. 

Mrs. Rosalind (Porter) Hastie, before her marriage, taught 
school for several terms in Concord, N. H., and also in Red Oak, 
Iowa. After her marriage lived in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyo- 
ming, and New York. She has decided artistic ability, both for 
music and painting. For three years she was a member of the 
choir in the Vine street Congregational church, at Lincoln, Nebraska, 
and was musical director in the Congregational church at Red Oak, 
Iowa. She has studied painting with an artist of European renown, 
and her pictures find a ready sale both in the east and west. 

CHILDREN. 

427. Carrie Alice^° Hastie, 1874-1879. 

428. John Dearborn^" Hastie, 1877- (See beyond.) 
Married Mabel R. Cleveland. 

429. Donald Porter'" Hastie, 1885-1886. 

329. 

ALMA JABINDA^ PORTER, 

(Benjamin^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 
Born in Manchester, N. H., 2 Nov. 1852. 
Married Elgin Charles, son of Hartwell and Julia Ann 
(Towne) Wright, of Washington, N. H. 

Mr. Elgin C. Wright lives in Manchester, N. H., and is in the 
employ of the Manchester Manufacturing Company. 

CHILD. 

430. Chauncey Porter'" Wright, born in Manchester, N. H., 
20 April 1880; married, 7 Oct. 1901, Mary Emma, daughter of 
Lawrence and Margretta (Skivington) Scanlon, of Sterling. 

Mr. Chauncey P. Wright is the agent for the American Express 
Company in Clinton. 

330. 

WALTER BURNSIDE' PORTER, 

(Benjamin F.^ Porter, Nehemiah'^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Manchester, N. H., 4 Jan. 1863. 

Married, in Manchester, N. H., 28 Oct. 1884, Mary Ann, 
daughter of William and Mary Ann (Roche) Lane, of Amoskeag, 
N. H. 



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CHILDREN. 

431. William Bernard ^° Porter, bom in Manchester, N. H. 
30 Dee. 1885. 

432. Cecilia Marguerite^" Porter, born in Worcester, 11 
Jan. 1889. 

331. 

FRED CHANDLERS PORTER, 
(Benjamin F.^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Manchester, N. H., 18 Sept. 1868. 

Married, 5 Jan. 1892, Emily Madeline, daughter of Stephen 
Waring, and Margaret (Sefton) Reade, and widow of Arthur 
M. Connor. 

Mr. Fred C. Porter is a druggist and lives in Manchester, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

433. Harold Reade^" Porter, 1894-1900. 

434. Edward Sefton^" Porter, born 29 Aug. 1897. 

333. 

CAROLINE AUGUSTA REED^ WESTON, 
(Elizabeth^ Porter, Nehemiah'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Amoskeag, N. H., 9 Aug. 1841. 

Married, 9 Oct! 1866, William Stiles, son of Elijah Williams 
and Janette (Stiles) Loomis. 

Mr. William S. Loomis lives in Holyoke, where he has filled 
many important positions. He was for many years editor and 
proprietor of the Holyoke Transcript; for seven years town clerk; 
for five years park commissioner; and more recently, superintend- 
ent of the street railway company. He served in the Civil War 
as lieutenant of the 46th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, 
and was also paymaster's clerk. 

CHILD. 

435. Clara Augusta^" Loomis, 1870-1877. 

334. 

LEONARD STARK^ WESTON, 
(Elizabeth^ Porter, " Nehemiah'^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Amoskeag, N. H., 28 June 1849; drowned in the 
Pacific Ocean, 8 March 1883. 



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Married, 30 Nov. 1871, Ellen M., daughter of J. W. and 
Elizabeth (Scott) Miller, of Tarriffville, Conn. 

Mr. L. Stark Weston was a machinist, and lived in San Fran- 
cisco, Cal. His widow lives in Thompsonville, Conn. 

CHILDREN. 

436. Mabel Elizabeth^" Weston, 1873- (See beyond.) 
Married Charles H. Deland. 

437. ' Ralph Miller^o Weston, 1875- (See beyond.) 
Married Alice F. Rockwell. 

335. 
LOIS ARDELLE^ WESTON, 
(Elizabeth^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in FrankHn, N. H., 29 Oct., 1851. 

Married, at Holyoke, 29 Jan. 1873, Benjamin Wallace, 
son of Benjamin and Rachel (Wallace) Bright, of Thompson- 
ville, Conn. He was born 20 April 1851. 

Mr. Benjamin W. Bright is a hotel keeper, and lives in Spring- 
field. He has served as deputy sheriff for Hartford county, Conn. 

CHILDREN. 

438. Bertha Weston^" Bright, 1873- (See beyond.) 
Married Franklin M. Rainger. 

439. Weston Francis^" Bright, bom 24 Jime 1878. 

337. 

MARTHA ELIZABETH^ PHILLIPS, 
(Elizabeth B.^ Preston, Hannah'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Chester, N. H., 14 Aug. 1825; died in Wakefield, 
15 Oct. 1898. 

Married, 4 May 1848, Benjamin Upton, son of David 
Preston. 

Mr. Benjamin U. Preston was a sash and blind manufacturer, 
and lived in Wakefield. In addition to the duties of his position 
as agent for the manufacturing company, he found time to serve 
on the school board. 

CHILDREN. 

440. Elizabeth Rebecca^" Preston, bom 24 July 1849. 
Miss Elizabeth R. Preston has been, for many years, a suc- 
cessful teacher in Boston. 



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441. Benjamin Franklin^** Preston, 1851- (See beyond.) 
Married Maria A. Rust. 

442. William Phillips^'* Preston, 1853- (See beyond.) 
Married Mary E. Currier. 

443. Arthur Upton^" Preston, born 4 Aug. 1856; died 23 
Sept. 1893. 

Married Minnie Hazard, of Detroit, Mich. 
No cliildren. 

444. RuFus Alonzo^" Preston, 1855-1856. 

445. Martha Anne^" Preston, 1857-1868. 

339. 

JOHN M.^ PRESTON, 

(Hiram^ Preston, Hannah'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born 28 Aug. May 1829. 
Married Lydia Morse. 

CHILD. 

446. Mrs. Alvah B.^*' Woodbury, of Beverly. 

340. 

WILLIAM^ PRESTON, 
(Hiram^ Preston, Hannah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born 10 June 1831. 
Married Sarah A. Burnham. 

CHILD. 

447. Everett^" Preston. 

312. 

ADALINE CARLETON^ PRESTON, 
(Hiram^ Preston, Hannah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Beverly, 28 Oct. 1835. 

Married 8 Oct. 1854, Joseph, son of Joseph and Lucretia 
(Bingham) Knowlton. 

Mr. Joseph Knowlton is a farmer and lives in Hamilton. 

CHILDREN. 

448. George Bingham^" Knowlton, born 5 Nov. 1857. 

449. Ellen Preston" Knowlton, 1860-1898. (See beyond.) 
Married Warren P. Mears. 



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450. Forest Linwood^" Knowlton, 1867- (See beyond.) 
Married Mabel W. Brown. 

451. Fanny Patch^'' Knowlton, born 10 Aug. 1870. 
Married 6 Jan. 1891, John Joseph Gorman. 

452. Arvilla Huntington^" Knowlton, born 13 March 
1879. 

344. 

LYDIA ANN^ PRESTON, 
(Hiram^ Preston, Hannah"^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Born in North Beverly, 22 April 1839. 
Married, 9 Aug. 1863, John Francis, son of Capt. John 
and Anna (Groce) Standley, of Beverly. 

CHILDREN. 

453. Frank Everett^" Standley, 1864^1867. 

454. Mary Frances^" Standley, 1869- (See beyond.) 
Married Randolph Taylor. 

455. Carrie Elizabeth^" Standley, 1873- (See beyond.) 
Married George N. Elliott. 

346. 

ADDISON^ PRESTON, 
(Hiram^ Preston, Hannah'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born 6 Sept. 1846. 

Married, 18 Jan. 1872, Ellen Asenath, daughter of Abraham 
and Elizabeth (Crowell) Dodge, of Wenham. 

Mr. Addison Preston is a farmer and lives in Beverly. 

CHILD. 

456. Alice Murray^** Preston, born 4 Jan. 1880. 

347. 

LEWIS ALLEN' PRESTON, 
(Hiram^ Preston, Hannah'^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 
Born in North Beverly, 22 Sept. 1852. 
Married, 16 Aug. 1874, Augusta, daughter of Moses S. 
and Harriet F. (Burchstead) Herrick. 

Mr. Lewis A. Preston is an ice dealer, and lives in North Beverly. 

CHILD. 

457. Charlie Allen^° Preston, bom 18 Aug. 1876. 



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351. 
FRANCES PUTNAM^ GOODALE, 
(Hannah P.^ Preston, Hannah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Born in Beverly, 4 Nov. 1832; died 5 Sept. 1902. 
Married Luke Elliott Friend, of Salem. 

CHILD. 

458. Lizzie Howard^" Friend, 1854- (See beyond.) 
Married Joseph A. Littlefield. 

356. 

CHANDLER HOLMES' STARK, 
(Mary J.^ Bush, Hannah"^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Cabotsville, 25 June 1836; died at New Haven, 
Conn. 1 June 1891. 

Married Mary Wetherell. 

CHILD. 

459. Hadley Parker^" Stark, born in Toledo, Ohio, 25 
May 1870. 

Married and had a daughter. 

359. 

ANN ELIZA CHASE' STARK, 
(Mary^ J. Bush, Hannah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Cabotsville, 1 March 1842; died March 1904. 
Married, 6 April 1863, Alfred Eastman, son of Isaac and 
Eliza (Eastman) Emery. 

Dr. Alfred E. Emery received his degree of M. D. at the Univer- 
sity of Vermont. He first settled in Wilton, Conn., where he Uved 
13 years, and then moved to Penacook, N. H., where the rest of 
his life was spent, and where he attained a wide practice, in his 
own and neighboring towns. He was deeply interested in public 
affairs, and served in many official positions. 

CHILDREN. 

460. Annie Katherine^" Emery, born in Concord, N. H., 
10 Feb. 1866. 

Graduated from Wellesley College in 1887. 

Miss Annie K. Emery taught for a number of years, but more 
recently has been employed as expert cataloguer at the Brooklyn 
Public Library. 



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461. Mary Stark'" Emery, born in Wilton, Conn., 12 Oct. 
1870. 

After graduating from the High School at Concord, N. H., 
Miss Mary S. Emery taught for several years in a private school 
in Summit, N. J. 

462. Arthur Ballard'" Emery, born in Wilton, Conn., 
12 Oct. 1872. 

After a course of study in the Concord High School, Mr, Arthur 
B. Emery received an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy, 
where he remained two years, when, his health giving way, he 
resigned his position. Three years later he went to New York 
city and engaged in business, where he still remains. 

360. 

CLARA JANE^ STARK, 
(Mary J.* Bush, Hannah^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Cabotsville, 28 Nov. 1843; died in Salem, 17 May 
1870. 

Married, 16 July 1868, John Otis, son of John Rust, of 
Louisville, Ky. 

Mr. John O. Rust was a merchant, and lived in Beverly. 

CHILD. 

463. Henry Fred'^ Rust, 1869-1899. (See beyond.) 
Married Claribel Williams. 

Married Flora Williams. 

363. 

FRANK ALONZO' CADWELL, 

(Ann^ Underbill, Hannah^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Manchester, N. H., 13 Jan. 1853. 

Married, 14 Sept. 1876, Cora Frances Augusta Hunton. 

Mr. Frank A. Cadwell is a book keeper, and lives in Manchester, 
N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

464. Walter Alonzqio Cadwell, 1878-1881. 

465. Frank Hunton'" Cadwell, bom in Manchester, N. H., 
17 Aug. 1881. 

466. Florence Alberta'" Cadwell, born 5 Feb. 1886. 



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365. 

CHARLES NELSON^ EMERSON, 
(Wm. P.^ Emerson, PoUy'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Auburn, N. H., 19 Sept. 1844. 
Married 2 Oct. 1870, Lois, daughter of Frederick and 
Amanda Smith. 

Mr. Charles N. Emerson is in the employ of the Pemisylvania 
R. R., and lives in Elmira N. Y. He served in the Civil War. 

CHILDREN. 

467. Frederick Nelson ^<' Emerson, 1872- (See beyond.) 
Married Katherine Gardner. 

468. Mary J.^" Emerson, 1874-1903. 

469. Sarah H.^" Emerson, 1876- (See beyond.) 
Married George H. Hawley. 

470. Lois E.io Emerson, 1879- (See beyond.) 
Married Wright D. Sydney. 

471. Carolyn May^o Emerson, born 20 Sept., 1883. 

376. 

ADDIE A.^ EMERSON, 
(Wm. P.^ Emerson, Polly^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Londonderry, N. H., 1 Jan. 1860. 

Married, 31 Aug. 1878, George Clarence Webster. 

Mr. George C. Webster is a shoemaker, and lives in Hempstead, 
N. H. 

CHILD. 

472. Locero Webster, born in Epping, N. H., 5 July 1880; 
he is a shoe cutter and lives with his parents. 

377. 

CLARA ALMA^ EMERSON, 
|(Wm. P.^ Emerson, Polly'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Londonderry, N. H., 18 March 1867. 
Married, 4 July 1887, Charles Henry, son of Charles S. and 
Hannah (Westgate) White. 

Mr. Charles H, White is a mechanic, and lives in Amherst, N. H. 



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CHILDREN. 

473. Charles Elmer^° White, bom 14 April 1890. 

474. Clara Belle^*' White, born 19 May 1894. 

475. Willie Roy^° White, born 25 Nov. 1897. 

476. Walter Emerson^** White, born 7 July 1901. 

379. 
HELEN MAR^ EMERSON, 
(Charles K^ Emerson, Polly^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Bom 1 June 1838; died 15 Dec. 1873. 
Married, in Bradford, N. Y., 14 Oct. 1851, Herman G. 
Smith. 

Mrs. Helen (Emerson) Smith was an excellent type of the 
Yankee girl with a thirst for knowledge. She improved to the 
utmost her somewhat scanty opportunity for education, and 
very early in life began to teach, at first in the home school, for 
nine shillings ($1.50) a week, living with the patrons of the school. 
Mr. Herman G. Smith was also a teacher. A few years after their 
marriage, they moved to Michigan, but the climate proving 
bad for Mrs. Smith, they went to Cass county, Iowa, where both 
continued to teach. In 1885, Mr. Smith was elected County Super- 
intendent of Schools, and being re-elected several times, continued 
in that office for six years. Both were unusually successful in 
their chosen profession. 

CHILD. 

477. Marianna" Smith, married . . . Lynch; lives in Iowa. 

380. 
LUTHER MURRAY^ EMERSON, 
(Charles K^ Emerson, Polly''' Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 
Born in South Bradford, Steuben Co., N. Y., 21 April 1840. 
Married 1st, 31 Dec. 1865, Helen Mar Corwin. 
Married 2nd, 25 Nov. 1882, Jennie Applegate. 

Mr. Luther M. Emerson, Sen., lives in Pittsburg, Kansas, 
where he is engaged in the insurance business. He was one of the 
old-fashioned Yankee boys, who was bound to have an education, 
which he got chiefly in the district schools, with a later course 
at the Sanora Academy. His first teaching was done in an 
adjoining district school, at eleven dollars a month. Later he 
moved to Michigan, and when the Civil War broke out, enlisted 



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in the 11th Michigan Infantry. His war experiences left him with 
impaired health, but he continued in his chosen profession for 
some years longer, but finally gave up teaching for his present 
occupation. 

CHILDREN. 

478. Ella Emily" Emerson, 1868- (See beyond.) 
Married Nathaniel L. Raymond. 

479. Luther Murray" Emerson, Jun., born 26 Feb. 1870. 
Mr. Luther Emerson, Jun., is a telegraph operator, and lives 

at West Mineral, Cherokee Co., Kansas. 

480. Charles" Emerson, 1873-1876. 

481. David Ernest" Emerson, 1876- (See beyond.) 
Married Cordelia A. Wade. 

482. Cassandra" Emerson, 1878- (See beyond.) 
Married Moody E. Alden. 

483. Helen" Emerson, 1881-1881. 

484. Edgar James" Emerson, born at Girard, Kansas, 14 
June 1884. 

Mr. Edgar J. Emerson is in the employ of the Kansas City 
Southern Railway, and lives in Pittsburg, Kansas. 

485. Ralph Waldo" Emerson, born at Pittsburg, Kansas, 
12 Aug. 1890. 

486. Clarence Stephen" Emerson, born at Pittsburg, 
Kansas, 8 July 1892. 

487. Mabel Eliza" Emerson, born at Weir City, Kansas, 
26 Nov. 1893. 

488. Elsie Pearl" Emerson, born at Pittsburg, Kansas, 
25 Aug. 1900. 

381. 

MARY THANKFUL^ EMERSON, 

(Charles K.* Emerson, Polly^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Steuben Co., N. Y., 2 Aug. 1841. 
Married, 21 March 1860, Helmus, son of William and 
Lavinia (Rogers) Crisler. 

When the Ci\al War began, Mr. Crisler was living on a farm 
in the timber, which he was trying to clear out, and had been but a 
short time married. A call came for 300,000 men, and on the 8th 
Aug. 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, 107th Reg't of N. Y. Volunteers, 
and served three years. He was present at the second battle of 



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Bull Run; spent days (and nights) throwing up earthworks to 
defend Washington; took part in the engagement at South Mountain; 
and was in the battle of Antietam. At present, Mr. Crisler lives 
in Atlantic, Cass Co., Iowa, and follows the trade of a carpenter. 

CHILDREN. 

489. Emma D.*" Crisler, born 28 Jan. 1863; married . . . 
Fribble. 

490. Carrie A.^° Crisler, born 3 Sept. 1866; married . . . 
Eckles. 

384. 

HANNAH JANE^ EMERSON, 
Charles K.^ Emerson, Polly'^ Porter, Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Bradford, N. Y., 31 Oct. 1847. 

Married, at South Bradford, N. Y., 27 Feb. 1871, David 

Dennis, son of Levi and Rachel (Dennis) Feagles, of Bradford, 

N. Y. 

Mr. David Feagles is a farmer and lives in Roper, Kansas, 
where he also serves as a justice of the peace. 

CHILD. 

491. Ralph Levi^" Feagles, born 3 March 1878; hvee 
at Oak Valley, Roper, Kansas. 

396. 

MARY WELTHY^ THOMPSON, 

(Mary M.^ Emerson, PoUy'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Woburn, Jan. 1839. 

Married, 25 Jan. 1858, Arthur E. Fessenden, of Woburn. 

Left motherless at birth, Mary W. Thompson was taken care 
of by her grandmother, until the latter went to live with her daughter 
Mrs. Sarah (Emery) Hoover, in western New York. She then 
became an inmate of the household of Mrs. Rufus Phillips, where 
she remained for some years, when her father took her to his home 
in Woburn, where she was living at the time of her marriage. 

CHILD. 

492. Mary W.^^ Fessenden, married 16 April 1881, Lean- 
der Marchant, of Brockton. 



143 
398. 

GEORGE MARROW^ EMERSON, 
(Benj. K.^ Emerson, Polly^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Bom in Barrington, Wayne Co., N. Y., 15 Dec. 1857; died 
in Canandaigua, N. Y., 24 Aug. 1902. 

Married, 25 Oct. 1883, Elizabeth Couch. 

Mr. George M. Emerson was a farmer and lived in Canandaigua. 

CHILD. 

493. ' Charles A.^** Emerson, bom 13 April 1885. 

399. 

ARNOLD JILLSON^ EMERSON, 
(Benj. K.^ Emerson, Polly^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Tyrone, N. Y., 28 Jan. 1860. 

Married, 25 Feb. 1883, Anna Belle, daughter of Frank 

and Mary (Dillon) Malony. 

Mr. Arnold J. Emerson is a farmer and lives in Canandaigua, 
N. Y. 

CHILDREN. 

494. Benjamin Kitrage^" Emerson, 1884-1887. 

495. James Arnold ^" Emerson, 1885-1886. 

496. Ralph Waldo i" Emerson, 1886-1887. 

497. Mary Frances^" Emerson, born 6 Feb. 1891. 

498. DoRAi" Emerson, bom 12 Feb., 1893. 

499. Frank^« Emerson, bom 28 July 1896. 

500. Arnold Jillson^" Emerson, bom 21 July 1898. 

501. Benjamin^* Kitrage Emerson, bom 19 Jan. 1901. 

400. 

MARY^ EMERSON, 
(Benj. K.^ Emerson, PoUy'^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 

Bom in Barrington, N. Y., 30 Oct. 1868. 
Married, 26 April 1886, John Owen, son of John and Nancy 
(Plumer) Cook, of Dundee, N. Y. 

Mr. John O. Cook is a farmer, and lives in Canandaigua, N. Y. 



144 

CHILDREN. 

502. Benjamin KitrageI" Cook, 1888-1889. 

503. Florence Louise 1" Cook, bom 18 March 1891. 

401. 
HATTIE LOUISE^ EMERSON, 
(Benj. K.^ Emerson, Polly^ Porter, SamueP Porter.) 
Born in Gorham, Ontario Co., N. Y., 19 July 1871. 
Married, 3 Oct. 1889, Frank, son of Frank and Catherine 
(Strum) Steinbaugh, of Wethersfield, 111. 

Mrs. Hattie (Emerson) Steinbaugh spent most of her childhood 
and youth in Canandaigua, N. Y., where she still resides. After 
leaving the public school, she took a course in the Dundee Pre- 
paratory School, and received a certificate for teaching, which 
profession she followed until her marriage. 
Mr. Frank Steinbaugh is a farmer. 

CHILDREN. 

504. Caroline Mae^° Steinbaugh, bom in Platte Centre, 
Neb., 3 March 1891. 

505. Walter Heinrich^^ Steinbaugh, bom at Wattsville, 
Neb., 29 March 1893. 

506. Kathryn Adelia^" Steinbaugh, bom in Canandaigua, 
N. Y., 5 Feb. 1897. 

408. 

JAMES HERBERT^"^ ARMITAGE, 
(Helen Porter,^ Abraham^ Porter, Nehemiah'^ Porter, 
Samuel^ Porter.) 
Born in Chicopee, 17 June 1868. 
Married, 4 Jan. 1893, Catherine Adella Mack. 

CHILDREN. 

507. Herbert Frederick^ ^ Armitage, bom 21 Aug. 1895. 

508. A Daughter. 

411. 

HARRIET MAUD^^ SHEPARD, 
(Marietta^ Porter, Abraham^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, 

Samuel^ Porter.) 

Bom in Brookfield, 31 Oct. 1874. 

Married, 31 Dec. 1895, George Calvin, son of George Frank 
and Cora (Adkins) Woodard. 

Mr. George C. Woodward is an engineer, and lives in Brookfield. 



145 

CHILDREN. 

509. Dorothy Elithe^^ Woodard, born 11 April 1897. 

510. Philip Clinton ^ ^ Woodard, 1900-1905. 

511. George Ransom*^ Woodard, born 2 July 1902. 

512. Robert Porter'^ Woodard, born 20 Oct. 1903. 

513. Marietta Cora^ » Woodard, born 25 March 1907. 

413. 

DONALD CHENERY^'^ CAMPBELL, 

(Catherine L.^ Porter, Rodney^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 
Bom in Manchester, N. H., 18 Sept. 1873. 
Married, 22 June 1905, Elizabeth May, daughter of Henry 
Clay and Elizabeth (Belbeck) Young, of Spokane, Washington. 
Mr. Donald C. Campbell, after graduating from the Lowell 
High School, spent one year as newspaper reporter, and then took 
a full course in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 
Boston, graduating as mechanical engineer in 1898. An investi- 
gation of the science of pneumatics for the purpose of a thesis 
gave him prompt employment as a salesman for the Rand Drill 
Company. He was three years in Spokane, Washington, and while 
there was given charge of the extensive business of the company 
at Butte, Montana. At present, (1907) represents the company 
in Berlin, Germany. 

CHILDREN. 

514. Catherine Porter^' Campbell, born 22 March 1906. 

515. Elizabeth^* Campbell, born 5 Aug. 1907. 

419. 

MARY BROWN^^ PORTER, 
(George F.^ Porter, Pierce^ Porter, Nehemiah'^ Porter, 

Samuel^ Porter.) 
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 7 June 1870. 
Married, 21 Nov. 1898, James Michael Ringo. 
In the fall of 1887, Miss Mary B. Porter came to Massachusetts, 
with the view of finishing her schooling in some northern institution. 
She graduated from the State Normal School at Worcester, and 
later took a course in Kindergartening in Louisville, Ky., where 
she taught several years before her marriage. 

Mr. J. M. Ringo is a physician, and they make their home in 
Shively, Ky. 



146 
CHILDREN. 

516. Nancy Isabelle" Ringo, born 10 June 1902. 

517. Thomas Franklin" Ringo, born 1904. 

518. James Michael" Ringo. 

423. 

ISAAC ERSKINE^*^ sawyer, 

(Estella E.^ Porter, C. P. P.^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Manchester, N. H., 18 Oct. 1865. 
Married, 18 Oct. 1893, Maria Lucy, daughter of Edwin L. 
and Edwina (Magna) Kirtland, of Holyoke. 

During his school days, Mr. Isaac E. Sawyer became a tele- 
graph operator in Goffstown, N. H., where the family then lived. 
In 1881, he had a position offered him in the First National Bank 
in Holyoke, which he accepted, and became teller, which position 
he filled for many years. He has recently given up this position 
for one in the Savings Bank. He has decided musical tastes 
and devotes much of his leisure to the study of music. He has 
been a member of a church choir for years, and frequently sings 
in concerts, and is a good instrumental performer. 

CHILD. 

519. Lucy Erskine" Sawyer, born 15 July 1897. 

425. 

FLORENCE LOUISE^^^ PORTER, ^ 

(Samuel A.^ Porter, Charles C. P.^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Lawrence, 16 May 1871. 

Married, 2 Sept. 1891, William, son of Francis and Mary 
Dolan. 

Mr. William Dolan is a tobacconist, and lives in Lawrence. 

CHILDREN. 

520. Russell Porter" Dolan, bom 6 Jan, 1894. 

521. Howard Irving" Dolan, born 20 Sept. 1895. 



147 

426. 
HARRY AUGUSTUS^*^ PORTER, 

(Samuel A.^ Porter, C. C. P.^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, 

Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Manchester, N. H., 3 Nov. 1872. 
Married, 23 Dec. 1894, Jennett Agness, daughter of David 
and Susan (Caird) Mitchell. 

Mr. Harry A. Porter is a machinist and lives at North Andover. 

CHILD. 

522. Clarence Mitchell" Porter, born 20 Oct. 1895. 

428. 

JOHN DEARBORN'' HASTIE, 
(Rosalind E.^ Porter, C. P. P.^ Porter, Nehemiah^ Porter, 

Samuel® Porter.) 

Born in Red Oak, Iowa, 6 Aug. 1877. 

Married, 15 June 1904, Mabel Remington, daughter of 
. . . .and Ellen Remington Cleveland. 

Dr. John D. Hastie, after graduating from the University of 
Nebraska, came to New York, taking a course in the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons, Mjhere he received his degree of M. D. 
Since then, has settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

CHILD. 

523. John Cleveland" Hastie, 

436. 

MABEL ELIZABETH'*' WESTON, 

(L. Stark^ Weston, Elizabeth* Porter, Nehemiah' Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born at Chicopee Falls, 25 March 1873. 

Married, 14 Aug. 1891, Charles Henry Deland. 

Mr. Charles H. Deland is an actor, and lives at Thompson ville. 

Conn. 

CHILDREN. 

524. Lois Weston" Deland, born 19 Nov. 1892. 

525. Bruce Weston" Deland, born 23 June 1894. 



148 

437. 
RALPH MILLER^'' WESTON, ^r 
(L. Stark^ Weston, Elizabeth^ Porter, Nehemiah' Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born at Thompsonville, Conn., 12 Feb. 1875. 
Married, 13 Aug. 1896, Alice F., daughter of Sylvester D. 
and Flavia (Pease) Rockwell. 

Mr. Ralph M. Weston is a machinist, and lives at Springfield. 

CHILD. 

526. LooMis Rockwell" Weston, born at Springfield, 29 
July, 1898. 

438. • 

BERTHA WESTON^'' BRIGHT, 
(Lois A. Weston,^ Elizabeth^ Porter, Nehemiah'^ Porter, 

Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born at Thompsonville, Conn., Oct. 1873. 

Married, in New York City, 4 Aug. 1898, Franklin Marshall, 

son of Sumner WiUiam and Hannah Elizabeth (Smith) Rainger, 

of Springfield. 

Mr. Franklin M. Rainger is an actor, and lives in West Spring- 
field. 

CHILDREN. 

527. Wallace Franklin" Rainger, bom at Springfield, 
2 March 1902. 

528. Lois Elizabeth" Rainger, born at West Springfield, 
23 Oct. 1905. 

441. 

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN^" PRESTON, 
(Martha E.^ Phillips, Betsey B.^ Preston, Hannah^ Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 
Born 23 May 1851; died 30 Nov. 1881. 
Married, 10 March 1875, Maria Ackerman Rust. 

CHILDREN. 

529. Frederick Dana" Preston, 1875-1876. 

530. Bertha Franklin" Preston, born 10 Sept. 1877. 
Married, 25 Dec. 1903, John Rust, of San Francisco, Cal. 



149 
442. 

WILLIAM PHILLIPS^*^ PRESTON, 

(Martha E.^ Phillips, Elizabeth B.^ Preston, Hannah' Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) . 

Bom in Lynnfield, 13 June 1853. 

Married, 28 Dee. 1881, Emma Elizabeth, daughter of Amos 
Alonzo and Mary (Gage) Currier, of Wakefield. 

Mr. William P. Preston is a book keeper, and lives in Wakefield. 

CHILDREN. 

531. Robert Franklin" Preston, born 2' Oct. 1882, Has 
taken a course of study in the Lowell Textile school. 

532. Alice Gage" Preston, bom 18 Oct. 1884. Is taking 
a- course at Mt. Holyoke College. 

533. Mary" Preston, bom 3 Nov. 1888. 

534. Ruth" Preston, born 20 Sept. 1891. 

535. Emily Hall" Preston, born 17 March 1895. 

536. Marjorie" Preston, born 21 Aug. 1898. 

449. 

ELLEN PRESTON'*' KNOWLTON, 

(Adeline C.^ Preston, Hiram^ Preston, Hannah' Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Hamilton, 26 Nov. 1860; died 23 Aug. 1898. 

Married, 26 Nov. 1878, Warren Philip Mears. 

Mr. Warren P. Mears is a shoemaker and lives in Newton, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

537. Fred Warren" Mears, born in Essex, 20 June 1880. 

538. Ruby Linwood" Mears, born in Hamilton, 10 Sept. 
1881. 

539. Leonard Hamlton" Mears, born in Essex, 12 Oct. 
1885. 



150 

450. 

FOREST LINWOOD^^ KNOWLTON, 
(Adeline C.^ Knowlton, Hiram^ Preston, Hannah'^ Porter, 

Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Hamilton, 7 April 1867. 

Married, 8 Aug. 1885, Mabel Wilson, daughter of Charles 
Augustus and LilUe (Burding) Brown. 

Mr. Forest L. Ejiowlton is a resident of Essex, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

540. Ethel Gertrude" Knowlton, bom 10 July 1887. 

541. Kelton Linwood" Knowlton, born 20 May 1901. 

454. 

MARY FRANCES'^ STANDLEY, _ 
(Lydia A.^ Preston, Hiram^ Preston, Hannah^ Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Beverly 28 June 1869. 

Married, 23 May 1886, Randolph Taylor. 

Mr. Randolph Taylor is a gardener, and lives in Manchester, 
Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

542. Etta Murray" Taylor, born 25 Dec. 1886. 

543. Roy Emerson" Taylor, born 3 Sept. 1888. 

544. Chester Staples" Taylor, born 4 April 1890. 

545. Ida Belle" Taylor, born 12 October 1894. 

455. 

CARRIE ELIZABETH^<^ STANDLEY, 
(Lydia A.^ Preston, Hiram° Preston, Hannah^ Porter, 

Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Beverly, 8 Aug. 1873. 

Married George Neily, son of David Harris and Georgianna 
(Brown) ElHott. 

Mr. George N. Elliott lives in Lynn, and is in the employ of 
the street railway company. 



151 

CHILDREN. 

546. Blanche Crowell" Elliott, born in Beverly, 24 May 
1893. 

547. Una Frances" Elliott, born in Beverly, 5 Sept. 1898. 

458. 

LIZZIE HOWARD^^ FRIEND, 
(Frances P.^ Goodale, Hannah P.^ Preston, Hannah'^ Porter, 

SamueP Porter,) 

Born in Wenham, 23 Feb. 1854. 

Married, 16 Feb. 1887, Joseph Allen, son of Daniel and 

Priscilla (Keith) Littlefield, of Salem. 

Mr. Joseph A. Littlefield is a fish merchant, and lives in Salem. 
During the Civil War he served both in the army and navy. 

CHILDREN. 

548. Frances Priscilla" Littlefield, born 15 Dec. 1889 

549. Isabel Howard" Littlefield, born 17 Feb. 1892. 

550. Ruth Elliott" Littlefield, born 10 Aug. 1896. 

463. 

HENRY FREDi*^ RUST, 
(Clara J.^ Stark, Mary J.^ Bush, Hannah^ Porter, 

Samuel^ Porter.) 

Born in Salem, 28 May 1869; died in Danvers, 5 Nov. 1899. 
Married 1st, 3 July 1888, Claribell, daughter of Alvin and 
Joanna (Kimball) Williams, of Beverly. 

Married 2nd, Flora Williams, sister of his first wife. 
Mr. Henry Rust was a salesman, and lived in Danvers. 

CHILDREN. 

551. Otis West" Rust, born 28 Feb. 1889. 

552. Harold Henry" Rust, born 30 July 1891. 

553. Max Preston" Rust, "^ 

554. Claribell Williams" Rust. 

555. Dorothy Stark" Rust, 

556. Ramon Alvin" Rust. 



152 

, 467. 

FREDERICK NELSON^^ EMERSON, 

(Chas. N.^ Emerson, Wm. P.^ Emerson, Polly' Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born in Elmira, N. Y., 17 July 1872. 
Married, 23 Nov. 1892, Katherine, daughter of Peter and 
Joanna (Gallagher) Gardner. 

Mr. Frederick N. Emerson is a locomotive engineer on the 
New York Central R. R., and lives in Corning, N. Y. 

CHILD. 

557. Earle F." Emerson, born 1 Sept. 1893. 

469. 

SARAH H.i^ EMERSON, 

(Chas. N.^ Emerson, Wm. P.^ Emerson, Polly'^ Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born at Elmira, N. Y., 25 May 1876. 
Married, 15 May 1901, George H., son of Henry J. and 
Maria J. (Humphrey) Hawley, of Elmira. 

Dr. George H. Hawley is a dentist and lives in Simbury, Pa. 

CHILDREN. 

558. Cecelia Lois" Hawley, bom 1 May 1902. 

' 559. Harriet May" Hawley, born 6 Aug. 1904. 

470. 

LOIS E}'' EMERSON, 
(Chas. N.^ Emerson, Wm. P.^ Emerson, Polly' Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 

Born 5 Feb. 1879. 
Married Wright D. Sydney. 

CHILD. 

560. Charles Alfred" Sydney, bom 16 Oct. 1904. 



153 

478. 

ELLA EMILY^^ EMERSON, 
(Luther M.^ Emerson, Charles K.^ Emerson, Polly^ Porter, 

Samuel^ Porter.) 
Born near Grove City, Cass Co., Iowa, 26 Aug. 1868. 
Married, 16 March 1887, Nathaniel Lockwood, son of 
Robert Bums and Sarah (Lockwood) Raymond, of West Min- 
eral, Kansas. 

Mr. Nathaniel L. Rajonond is railroad agent and telegraph 
operator, and lives in West Mineral, Kansas. 

CHILDREN. 

561. Jennie Cassandra" Raymond, born 4 Dec. 1887. 

562. Leslie Ray" Raymond, born 17 Sept. 1891. 

481. 

DAVID ERNEST^" EMERSON, 

(Luther M.^ Emerson, Charles K.^ Emerson, Polly'^ Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 
Born at Walnut, Crawford Co., Kansas, 2 Jan. 1876. 
Married, 22 Sept. 1897, Cordelia Ann, daughter of George 
Washington and Amanda (McDaniel) Wade, of Columbus. 
Mr. David E. Emerson is a farmer and lives at Columbus, 
Cherokee Co., Kansas. He has also familiarized himself with the 
mining business as earned on in that state, and is conversant 
with every mine in Cherokee and Crawford counties. 

CHILDREN. 

563. Nathaniel' 1 Emerson, 1899-1899. 

564. Lela Helen" Emerson, bom 9 Aug. 1900. 

565. George Murray" Emerson, born 14 June 1902. 

482. 

CASSANDRA^*' EMERSON, 
(Luther M.^ Emerson, Charles K.^ Emerson, Polly'^ Porter, 

SamueP Porter.) 
Born in Crawford Co., near Hepler, Kansas, 10 April 1878. 
Married, 4 Dec. 1895, Moody E., son of Jonathan P., and 
Catherine (Ehler) Alden, of Monmouth, Crawford Co., Kansas. 
Mr. Moody E. Alden is a farmer and lives at Monmouth. 

CHILD. 

566. Ella Maria" Alden, 1900-1903. 



154 



INDEX 



PAGE 

Abbott, Hannah 86 

Nehemiah 81 

Alden, Elizabeth 88 

Ella M. 153 

Moody E. 153 

Allen, Charles A. 128 

Ames, Jonathan 56 

Andrew, Daniel 30 

Andrews, EUzabeth 94 

Grace 93 

Hannah 91, 94 

Hepsibah 82, 83, 96 

Jonathan 97 

John 94, 96 

Joseph 48, 95, 96 

Lydia 96 

Mary 94, 96 

Nathaniel 97 

Patience 96 

Rebekah 95 

Robert 93, 94, 96 

Ruth 95 

Sarah 95, 96, 101 

Thomas _ 94 

Applegate, Jennie 141 

Appleton, Lucy 83 

Armitage, Herbert F. 144 

James H. 125, 144 

James W. 125 

AvERiLL, Paul 96 

Bailey, Joseph 77 

Baker, Ebenezer 104 

Emerson 103 

Josephine L. Ill 

Balch, Mary 59 

Ballard, John E. 110 

Barnard, Stephen 81 

Barney, Edward 73 

Elizabeth 73 

Hannah 74 

Jacob 73, 74 

John 74 

Sarah 72, 74 

Batchelder, Experience 33 



page 

Beard, Myron 122 

Belcher, Mary 94 

BlORN 61 

Blakeley, Ella M. 121 

Blizard, James H. 112 

BoARDMAN, Nathaniel 51 

BoKESEN, Susanna 42 

Bond, Mary 63 

BoYNTON, Richard 79 

Bradstreet, Elizabeth 82 

Sarah 33 

Bridges, Bethiah 91 

John 81 

Briggs, OUver 131 

WilUam 119 

Bright, Benjamin W. 134 

Bertha W. 134, 148 

Weston F. 134 

Brown, Mabel 150 

Mary 91 

Mary Ann 111 

BuFFUM, Eliza 116 

Burbank, Lydia 100 

Burnham, Sarah A. 135 

Bush, Barzillai 105 

Mary J. 106, 119 

Cadwell, Alonzo B. 120 

EUzabeth A. 120 

Florence A. 138 

Frank A. 120, 138 

Frank H. 138 

Walter A. 138 

Campbell, Catherine P. 145 

Donald C. 126, 145 

Elizabeth 145 

James li. 126 

Kenneth E 127 

Louise P. 126 

Carleton, Adeline M. 103, 108 

Carey 107 

Carey F. 107 

Jacob 103 

Lucretia 107 

Orlando 107 



155 





page 


Carleton, Sophronia 


107, 124 


Chandler, Annis 


85 


Ellen 


75 


Chaloner, Arthur 


119 


Chapman, John 


51 


Chipman, Rebecca 


37 


Clarke, Eleanor 


85 


Clements, Charles 


121 


Cleveland, Mabel R. 


147 


Cochrane, William A. 


112 


CoKER, Benjamin 


46 


CoNANT, Bithiah 


68 


Connor, Emily M. 


133 


Cook, Benjamin K. 


144 


Florence L. 


144 


John 0. 


143 


Cooper, Mary 


81 


Corwin, Helen M. 


141 


Couch, Elizabeth 


143 


Cousins, Charles E. 


121 


Creatty, Mary 


59 


Cressey, Samuel 


96 


Sarah 


71 


Crisler, Carrie A. 


142 


Emma D. 


142 


Helmus 


141 


Cross, Mary 


66 


Cue, Robert 


34 


CuMMilsros, Abigail 


48 


Isaac 


94 


Lydia 


38 


Currier, Emma E 


149 


CusHiNG, Mary 


68 


Dane, Elizabeth 


80,86 


Francis 


86 


John 


85 


Day, Robert 


79 


Death, John 


92 


Del AND, Bruce W. 


147 


Charles H. 


147 


Lois W. 


147 


Dennis, Sarah 


81 


Dickinson, Mercy 


79 


Mary 


95 


Rebecca 


79 


Sarah 


94 


Dodge, Edith 


57 


Elizabeth 


57, 58, 68 


Ellen A. 


136 


Hannah 


29. 30, 59 


John 


57,58 


Josiah 


58 


Margery 


57 


Mary 


58, 66, 68 


Michael 


58 


Richard 


57 





page 


Dodge, Thomas 


34 


WiUiam 


58,59 


Dolan, Howard I. 


146 


Russell P. 


146 


WilUam 


146 


Dorman, Jabez 


48 


Dow, Hannah 


82 


Downing, Hannah 


100 


Dresser, Ehzabeth 


79 


Jane 


48, 49, 79 


John 


78. 79 


Jonathan 


78,79 


Lydia 


79 


Martha 


79 


Mary 


78, 79 


Nathaniel 


79 


Richard 


79 


Samuel 


78 


Sarah 


79 


Drew, Mary C. 


110 


Dutch, Sarah 


56 


Dwinnell, Mary 


51 


Fames, Samuel 


92 


Ellinwood, Eleanor 


59 


Martha 


71 


Elliott, Blanche C. 


151 


George N. 


150 


UnaF. 


151 


Elsa 


61 


Emerson, Addie A. 


121,139 


Adeline A. 


122 


Arnold 


107 


Arnold J. 


123, 143 


.\rnold W. 


122 


Benjamin C. 


122 


Benjamin K. 


107, 123, 143 


Benjamin L. 


122 


Caroline M. 


123 


Carolyn M. 


139 


Cassandra 


141, 153 


Carrie 


122 


Charles 


106, 141 


Charles A. 


143 


Charles K. 


107, 121 


Charles N. 


121, 139 


Charles P. 


123 


Clara A. 


121, 139 


Clarence S. 


141 


Curtice 


122 


David E. 


141, 153 


Dora 


143 


Earle F. 


152 


Edgar E. 


122 


Edgar J. 


141 


Ella E. 


141, 153 


Elsie P. 


141 



156 





PAGE 




page 


Emerson, Ernest 




122 


Eyricke, Robert 


63 


Ersebel 




121 


Eyrek, Henry 


63 


Francis 


121, 


122 


John 


63 


Frank 




143 


William 


63 


Frederick N. 


139, 


152 


Ethelred 


62 


George 




121 


Feagles, David D. 


142 


George M. 


123, 143, 


153 


Ralph L 


142 


Hannah J, 


122, 


142 


FESSENDEN,f Arthur E. 


142 


Hattie L. 


123, 


144 


Mary W. 


142 


Helen 




141 


Ford, Charles T. 


124 


Helen M. 


122, 


140 


Maud 


124 


IdaD. 




122 


Foster, Abraham 


100 


IdaF. 




121 


Isaac 


100 


James 




105 


Jacob 


101 


James A. 




143 


Judith 


98 


John 




107 


Mary 


88, 100, 101 


John P. 




121 


Reginald 


98, 101 


Lela H. 




153 


Sarah 


100 


Lena D. 




122 


Thomas 


98 


Lois E. 


139, 


152 


William 


101 


Luther M. 


122, 140, 


141 


Fowler, Hepsibah 


55 


Mabel E. 




141 


John 


83 


Mary- 


121, 123, 


143 


PhiHp 


66 


Mary A. 




143 


Friend, Lizzie H. 


137, 151 


Mary F. 




143 


Luke E. 


137 


Mary J. 




139 


Frotha VI 


62 


Maiy M. 


107, 


122 


Gardner, Thomas 


30 


Mary T_. 


122, 


141 


Katherine 


152 


Nathaniel 




153 


Geer, Cynthia A. 


115 


OUve 




122 


Giddings, Sarah 


67 


Ralph W. 


141, 


143 


Gilbert, Daniel 


33 


Stephen D. B. 




121 


GooDALE, EUzabeth 


119 


Sarah H. 121, 


, 122, 139, 


152 


Frances P. 


119, 137 


Susan D. 




121 


Hannah J. 


119 


William P. 


107, 120, 


121 


Howard 


119 


Emery, Arthur B. 




138 


Martha P. 


119 


Alfred E. 




137 


Mary A. 


119 


Annie K. 




137 


Susan P. 


119 


Carleton 


108, 


124 


WiUiam S. 


119 


Chandler 




108 


Goodhue, Joseph 


33 


David 




106 


GORM I 


61 


Edith M. 




124 


Gorm II 


62 


George 




108 


Gorm III 


62 


James 




108 


Gorman, John J. 


136 


Julia 




108 


GOTRIC 


61 


Lucy 




108 


Gragg, Lois 


104 


Mary S. 




138 


Griffin, Oscar C. 


121 


Philonia 




108 


Grover, Abigail 


72 


Porter J. 




108 


Edmund 


72 


Sarah 


106, 


, 108 


Hannah 


70, 72 


Endicott, Mary 




66 


John 


72 


Eric the Forester 




63 


Sarah 


72 


Ericke 




62 


Hale, Hannah 


91 


Erik the Christian 




62 


Harriet 


125 


Eyrek, Robert 




63 


Martha 


100 


Eyrick, Thomas 




63 


Hammond, Richard 


69 



157 





PAGE 




Hahald II 


61 


Jackson, Elizabeth 


Harald III and IV 


62 


Maria A. 


Haskell, Elizabeth 


58 


Mary 


Hastie, Carrie A. 


132 


Johnson, Anna 


Donald P. 


132 


Barry C. 


John 


131 


Kanute, I. 


John C. 


147 


Kidder, Charles S. 


John D. 


132, 147 


Kimball, Caleb 


Hathorne, Elizabeth 


30 


Daniel 


Anne 


29 


Ebenezer 


Hawley, Cecilia L. 


152 


Lavinia 


George H. 


152 


Thomas 


Harriet M. 


152 


Kinsman, Susanna 


Ha'itvard, Elizabeth 


71 


Kirtland, Maria L. 


Hazard, Minnie 


135 


Knapp, John 


Herrick, Augusta 


136 


Knowlton, Arvilla H. 


Benjamin 


67 


Ellen P. 


Elizabeth 


66,68 


Ethel G. 


Ephraim 


66 


Fanny P. 


Henry 


64, 66, 67 


Forest L. 


Jonathan 


68 


George B. 


John 


67 


Joseph 


Joseph 


59, 66, 68 


Kelton L. 


Lydia 


31, 67, 68 


Lampson, William 


Samuel 


68 


Lane, Mary A. 


Thomas 


66 


Lasken, Edith 


WiUiam 


63 


Leach, Sarah 


Zacharie 


66 


Leaver, Mary 


Heyrick, John 


63 


Sarah 


HiGGiNSON, Mary 


97 


Littlefield, Chauncey B 


Holland, Lucy 


55 


Frances P. 


Hoover, David 


106 


Isabel H. 


Hopkinson, Ann 


75 


Joseph A. 


Jonathan 


79 


Ruth E. 


Hovey, Lucius A. 


110 


Loomis, Clara A. 


Howe, Abijah 


82 


WilUam S. 


Abraham 


81, 82, 83 


Ltjfkin, Solomon 


EUzabeth 


83 


LuMMXTs, John 


Hepsibah 


83 


Mack, Catherine A. 


Increase 


82 


McDuEFEE, Mary J. 


Israel 


82 


M ENTER, Mary 


James 


80 


Malony, Anna B. 


Jemima ] 


83 


Marble, Samuel 


John 


81 


March, Judith 


Love 


81 


Mary 


Mark 


82 


Marchant, Leander 


Mary 


81 


Martin, Sarah W. 


Mercy 


83 


Martyn, Sarah 


Rebecca 


81 


May, Joan 


Robert 


80 


Mead, William 


Ruth 


51, 52, 83 


Mears, Fred W. 


Samson 


82 


Leonard H. " 


Sarah 


81,83 


Ruby L. 


HowLETT, Mary 


45 


Warren P. 


HuNTON, Cora F. A. 


138 


Mighill, Hannah 


Ingalls, Elizabeth 


86 


Miller, Ellen M. 



page 

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131 

100 

38 

123 

62 

124 

34 

83 

51 

107 

33 

82 

146 

122 

136 

135, 149 
150 
136 

136, 150 
135 
135 
150 

33 

132 

64 

66,68 

78 

79 

116 

151 

151 

151 

151 

133 

133 

37 

37 

144 

120 

120 

143 

95 

84 

66 

142 

98 

39 

63 

122 

149 

149 

149 

149 

55 

134 



158 



Mitchell, Jennett A. 
Morse, Ann 

Amos F. 

Lizzie I. 

Lydia 
MosELEY, Sarah 
MuLLETT, Harry C. 
Murray, Lydia 
Newell, Harriet 
NowELL, Elizabeth 
Ober, John 
Ordway, Hannah 
Owens, Edith 

Hannah 
Parks, Anna I. 
Patch, CaroUne 

Edmond 
Peabody, Annis 

Damaris 

Francis 

Hannah 

Hepsibah 

Isaac 

Isabell 

Jacob 

John 

Joseph 

Lydia 

Mary 

Nathaniel 

Ruth 

Samuel 

Sarah 

Thomas 

William 
Peele, Abigail 
Perkins, Hepsibah 
Perley, Abraham 

Alice 

Allen 

Deborah 

Hannah 

Hepsibah 

Israel 

Jane 

Jonathan 

John 

Margaret 

Martha 39, 

Nathaniel 

Ruth 

Samuel 

Sarah 

Timothy 

Thomas 
Phelps, Edward 



PAGE 

147 

84 

124 

125 

135 

91 

129 

118 

109 

37 

59 

66 

122 

121 

128 

114 

37 

88 

92 

88 

92 

92 

91 

87 

92 

87, 91, 94 

91 

46,91 

92 

92 

92 

92 

79, 81, 92 

88 

88,91 

97 

82 

56 

82 

46,42 

46 

48,51 

48 

51 

51 

51 

45, 49, 51, 55 

82 

40, 46, 51, 56 

46,56 

48, 51, 56 

46,48,51, 55 

46, 48, 95 

. 46 

46 

95 



Phillips, Catherine M. 

Margaret 

Martha E. 

Rufus 

WilUam P. 
Pickering, Izette D. 
Pool, Caleb 
Porter, Abraham 

Albert C. 

Albert P. 

Albertina G. 

Alden 

AUce M. 

Alma J. 

Annie B. 

Benjamin 

Benjamin F. 

Betsey 

Catherine L. 

Cecilia M. 

Charies C. P. 

Charies P. 

Clarence M. 

Cynthia 

Ebenezei" 

Edward S. 

Edwin R. 

Eliza F. 

Elizabeth 

EUzabeth R. 

Ellen A. 

Emma R. 

Estella E. 

Florence L. 

Foster L. 

Francis L. 

Fred C. 

George A. 

George F. 

George W. 

Grace L. 

Hannah 

Harold R. 

Harriet 

Harriet E. 

Harry A. 

Harry A. 

Hazadiah 

Helen 

Henrietta, 

Heniy S. 

Hepsibah 

IdaL. 

Israel 

Jonathan 

John 20, 29 



118, 



105, 



PAGE 
113, 118 

70 
134 
117 
118 
116 

83 
109 
129 
129 
112 
110 
114 
132 
127 
29,34 
105, 115 



116, 



41, 
111, 

105, 
112, 



109, 



103 
126 
133 
114 
127 
147 
116 

38 
133 
125 
116 
33, 105, 116 
128 
115 
110 
192 
146 
111 
111 
133 
113 
128 
112 
125 

33,37,41, 105 
133 
109 
127 
125 
147 

38 

109, 110, 125 
110 
114 

96 
115 

30 

30, 34 

31, 33, 39, 41 



114, 
131, 



116, 

112, 
105, 



131, 



159 



Porter, Joseph 

Joseph W. 

Josephine 

Juliet 

Lucy A. 

Lunetta F. 

Lydia 

Marietta 

Mary 

Mary B. 

Mehiitable 

Morgiana M. 

Nathan F. 

NeUie J. 

Nehemiah 

OUve E. E. 

Ohve W. 

Pierce 

Polly 

Rodney 

Rosalind E. 

Sally 

Samuel 

Samuel A. 

Sarah 

Waldo 

Walter B. 

WendeU P. 

William B. 

WilUam E. 

WilUam G. 
Potter, Anthony 
Prescott, Charlotte A 
Preston, Adeline C. 

Addison 

Alice G. 

Alice M. 

Arthur U. 

Benjamin F. 

Benjamin U. 

Bertha F. 

Carrie E. 

Charlie A. 

Edward 

Elizabeth B. 

Ehzabeth R. 

Emily H. 

Everett 

Frederick D. 

Hannah P. 

Hiram 

John M. 

Lewis A. 

Lydia A. 

Marjorie 

Martha A. 



PAGE 
29 

129 
116 
112 
112 
115 
33,37 
110, 126 



20, 30, 34, 105, 
129, 



35, 37, 39, 41, 



108 
145 
34 
114 
111 
112 
104 
111 
125 
111 
106 
110 
131 
103 



105, 



118, 
118, 



105, 

41, 

105, 

115 

41, 

30, 33, 38, 40, 41,81 

115, 131 
30, 34, 37, 38 

110, 125 

116, 132 
113 
133 
112 
115 

79 
123 
135 
136 
149 
136 
135 
135, 148 
134 
148 
119 
136 
118 
117 
134 
149 
135 
148 
119 
118 
135 
136 
136 
149 
135 



106, 



106, 
106, 
118, 
118, 119, 
118, 



PAGE 

Preston, Mary 149 

Nelson 118 

Robert F. 149 

Rufus A. 135 

Ruth 149 

William 105, 118, 135 

William P. 135, 149 

Proctor, Sarah 58 

Putnam, Ehzabeth 33 

Ragnar, Lodbrok 62 

Rainger, FrankUn M. 148 

Lois^. 148 

Wallace F. 148 

Rawdon, Ehzabeth 70 

John 69 

Raymond, Jennie C. 153 

LesUe L. 153 

Nathaniel L. 153 

Rea, Daniel 92 

Reddington, Mary 67 

Reed, Caroline A. 113 

Richardson, Ida M. 124 

Ringo, James M. 145, 146 

Nancy I. 146 

Thomas F. 146 

RoBBiNS, Mercy 51 

Robinson, Susanna 39 

Rockwell, AUce F. 148 

Rooles, Isabell 73 

Rouse, John 88 

Rowley, Frances 85 

Rust, Claribel W. 151 

Dorothy S. 151 

Harold H. 151 

Henry F. 138, 151 

John 148 

John O. 138 

Max P. 151 

Maria A. 148 

Otis W. 151 

Ramon A. 151 

Saltmarsh, Rebecca W. 127 

Sawyer, Charles P. 130 

Isaac 129 

Isaac E. 130, 146 

Lucy E. 146 

Scanlon, Mary E. 132 

Shepard, Albert 126 

Albert E. 126 

Harriet M. 126, 144 

SiwALD II and III 61 

Siwald III 62 

Smith, Ehzabeth 69 

Hannah 35, 71, 77 

Hazadiah 70, 71 

Herman G. 140 



160 





page 


Smith, James 


69, 70, 71 


Jeremiah 


83 


Jonathan 


71 


Josiah 


71 


Lois 


139 


Marianna 


140 


Nehemiah 


71 


Samuel 


70,71 


Walter 


70 


Snio 


61 


Sproul, Mary F. 


123 


Standley, Carrie E. 


136, 150 


Frank E. 


136 


John F. 


136 


Mary F. 


136, 150 


Stark, Ann E. C. 


120, 127 


Chandler H. 


120, 137 


Clara J. 


120, 138 


Emma 


109, 124 


Hadley P. 


137 


Hannah A. 


120 


Hannah J. 


120 


John P. 


120 


Mary A. 


120 


Philip 


119 


Samuel 


108 


Stasee, Nymphus 


83 


Steinbaugh, Caroline M. 


144 


Frank 


144 


Kathryn A. 


144 


Walter H. 


144 


Stevens, Peter 


108 


Stickney, Edward R. 


115 


Story, William 


100 


Sturgis, Olive B. 


125 


Sydney, Charles A. 


152 


Wright D. 


152 


Symonds, Samuel 


94 


Taylor, Chester S. 


150 


Etta M. 


150 


IdaB. 


150 


Randolph 


150 


Roy E. 


150 


Thomas, Mary 


86 


Thompson, Mary W. 


123, 142 


Stephen 


122 


Thora 


62 


Thorley, Francis 


84 


Jane 


84 


John 


84 


Lydia 


84 


Martha 


78, 79, 84 


Richard 


84 


Thomas 


84 


Thurston, Daniel 


79 


Thyra a _ 


62 






page 

TowNE, Abigail 92 

Sarah 81 

Trelance, Martha 71 

Trumbull, Abigail 76 

Beriah 76 

Ellen 75 

Hannah 76 

John 75, 76 

Joseph 76 

Judah 76 

Mary 76 

Ruth 46 

Turner, Joseph E. 110 

Tyler, Lydia 34 

Moses 48 

Sarah 34 

Underhill, Ann 106, 120 

David 105 

Wade, Cordelia A. 153 

Walker, Abigail G 95 

Warner, Mercy 82 

Watson, William 46 

Webster, George C. 139 

Locero 139 

WiUiam 96 

Wentworth, Elizabeth 79 
Weston, C. Augusta R. 117, 133 

Leonard S. 117, 133 

Lois A. 117, 134 

Loomis R. 147 

Mabel E. 134, 147 

Ralph M. 134, 148 

Sutherick J. 116 

Wetherell, Mary 137 

Wheeler, Joanna 59 

Whipple, Mary 82 

White, Charles E. 140 

Charles H. 139 

Clara B. 140 

Walter E. 140 

Willie R. 140 

Williams, Clarabel 151 

Flora 151 

Wilson, Julius E. 5114 

Witt, Ann 74 

Wood, Daniel 95, 101 

Mary F. 88 

Rebekah 71 

Woodard, Dorothy E. 145 

George C. 144 

George R. 145 

Philip C. '145 

Robert P. "145 

Marietta C. 145 

Woodbury, Mrs. Alvah B. 135 

Anna 71 



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161 



Woodbury, Elizabeth 
Hannah 
Isaac 
Israel 
Jonathan 
Samuel 



PAGE 

58,59 
59 
68 
59 
59 
59 



Woodbury, Susanna 

Thomas 

William 
Wright, Chauncey P. 

Elgin C. 
Young, Elizabeth M. 



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59 

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132 

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